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Performance of renin assays in selecting fludrocortisone dose in children with adrenal disorders [PDF]

Endocrine Connections
Children with salt-wasting adrenal insufficiency are managed with glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid replacement. Measurement of renin activity or concentration alongside blood electrolyte levels is used to monitor the adequacy of mineralocorticoid ...
Timothy J Morris, Andrew Whatmore, Laura Hamilton, Beverly Hird, Eric S Kilpatrick, Lesley Tetlow, Peter Clayton   +6 more
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Evolution and Comparison Effects of Fludrocortisone and Betamethasone on Glucose and Lipid Profile in Rats

Acta Medica Iranica, 2020
Hyperglycemia may associate with improper use of glucocorticoids, impaired insulin function, or both, and is associated with many complications such as hyperlipidemia and Hyperglycemia.
Hamid Reza Reza Jamshidi, Mohammad Naeem Malmir   +1 more
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Association of mortality with fludrocortisone addition to hydrocortisone treatment among septic shock patients: a propensity score matching analysis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
BackgroundSeveral clinical trials of corticosteroids have been carried out in the treatment of septic shock, however, the therapeutic effect of the most widely used hydrocortisone is still controversial, and no studies have directly compared ...
Xiaoxiao Cheng, Zhiqin Fu, Yiting Liu, Xiaoyu Zheng, Tianyang Hu   +4 more
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Ambulatory fludrocortisone suppression test in the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism: Safety, accuracy and cost‐effectiveness

Clinical Endocrinology, 2022
The aims of this study were to explore if the ambulatory fludrocortisone suppression test (FST) was safe, accurate and cost‐effective.
Ana Carasel, J. Calissendorff, Kamila Avander, I. Shabo, C. Volpe, H. Falhammar   +5 more
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Oral Fludrocortisone Test for Salt-Sensitive Screening in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Crossover Trial [PDF]

International Journal of Hypertension, 2018
Background. Salt sensitivity is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk, but the gold standard method (diet cycles) requires 24-h urine samples and has poor patient compliance. Objectives.
Andrea Pio-Abreu, Isac de Castro, Giovanio Vieira da Silva, Katia Coelho Ortega, Decio Mion   +4 more
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Access to fludrocortisone and to hydrocortisone in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: it takes a village…

BMJ Global Health, 2021
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), if untreated, carries high morbidity and mortality. A higher incidence of CAH is expected in countries where consanguinity is common, such as in the countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO).
, Asma Deeb, Jean-Pierre Chanoine, Jamal Raza, Amanda Rowlands, Abdulsalam Abu-Libdeh, Asmahane Ladjouze, Rasha T Hamza, Salwa A Musa, Farida Jennane, Bouferoua Fadila, Delileche Hana, Djahlat Larbi, Noumi Mustapha, Haya Alkhayyat, Abdourahman Douksie, Ali Rabbani, Ali Al-Jumaili, Rasha Odeh, Hessa Alkandari, Hala Tfayli, Suleiman Abusrewil, Millad Ghawil, Aisha Al senani, Fawziya Alkhalaf, Abdelhadi Habeb, Noman Ahmad, Omer Elshareef, Mohamed Abdullah, Olivia Al-Hassan, Dima Karah, Mongia Hachicha, Mohammed Alshakka   +32 more
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Hydrocortisone with fludrocortisone for septic shock: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2020
Combined hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone therapy for septic shock has not been evaluated with an independent systematic review. We aimed to elucidate the beneficial effects of a dual corticosteroid treatment regime involving both hydrocortisone and ...
R. Yamamoto, Isao Nahara, Mitsunobu Toyosaki, T. Fukuda, Y. Masuda, S. Fujishima   +5 more
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Evaluation of the role of hydrocortisone either alone or combined with fludrocortisone in the outcome of septic shock in adults

Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology, 2022
Background Management of sepsis is a time critical procedure; the consequences of improperly managed sepsis and septic shock can cause multiple organ dysfunction and death.
Heba A. Labib, Ali I. Hassan, Ayman M. Kamaly, Sherif S. Wahba, Mona A. Ammar   +4 more
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Fludrocortisone Is Associated With a Higher Risk of All‐Cause Hospitalizations Compared With Midodrine in Patients With Orthostatic Hypotension

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017
BackgroundOrthostatic hypotension causes ≈80 000 hospitalizations per year in the United States. Treatments for orthostatic hypotension include fludrocortisone, a mineralocorticoid analog that promotes sodium reabsorption; and midodrine, an α‐1 ...
Carlos G. Grijalva, Italo Biaggioni, Marie R. Griffin, Cyndya A. Shibao   +3 more
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Effects of low-dose hydrocortisone and hydrocortisone plus fludrocortisone in adults with septic shock: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data

BMJ Open, 2020
Introduction The benefits and risks of low-dose hydrocortisone in patients with septic shock have been investigated in numerous randomised controlled trials and trial-level meta-analyses. Yet, the routine use of this treatment remains controversial.
Yaseen Arabi, Sylvie Chevret, Laurent Billot, Anthony Gordon, Didier Keh, Romain Pirracchio, Balasubramanian Venkatesh, Djillali Annane, Andre Waschka, Jeremy Cohen, Simon Finfer, Naomi Hammond, John Myburgh, Anthony Delaney, Pierre Edouard Bollaert, Josef Briegel, Ling Liu, G Umberto, Liliana Mirea, L Charles, Nejla Tilouche, Surat Tongyoo, Ruiqiang Zheng   +22 more
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