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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
doaj   +1 more source

Pilot trial of fk 506 in the management of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome [PDF]

, 1993
Seven patients with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome were treated with FK 506 monotherapy. Four patients were children with focal sclerosing glomerulonephritis (FSGS).
Ellis, D, Igdal, H, McCalley, J, Shapiro, R, Shapiro, R, Starzl, TE, Starzl, TE, Starzl, TE, Tzakis, A, Tzakis, A   +9 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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Suspected Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome with Cervical Spinal Lesion in a Domestic Shorthair Cat

Veterinary Sciences, 2023
A 12-year-old spayed female domestic short cat was presented with tetraplegia. The cat also showed signs of hyponatremia and dehydration, which were rapidly corrected by intravenous fluid infusion. Based on thorough physical and neurological examinations,
Minkun Kim, Woo-Jin Song, Jongjin Park, Saeyoung Lee, Sangkyung Choen, Myung-Chul Kim, Youngmin Yun   +6 more
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Cerebral salt wasting following traumatic brain injury [PDF]

, 2017
Hyponatraemia is the most commonly encountered electrolyte disturbance in neurological high dependency and intensive care units. Cerebral salt wasting (CSW) is the most elusive and challenging of the causes of hyponatraemia, and it is vital to ...
Bhatt, Harsh, Davies, Stephen, Dehbozorgi, Sasan, Draman, Mohd S., Hayhurst, Caroline, Kumar, Pranav, Rees, Aeld, Scholz, Anna, Stewart, Philippa, Tabasum, Arshiya, Taylor, Peter, Watt, Alastair   +11 more
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Combination of low-dose glucocorticosteroids and mineralocorticoids as adjunct therapy for adult patients with septic shock: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials and observational studies

Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 2019
Background: The role of the combination of glucocorticosteroids and mineralocorticosteroids in treating septic shock is not well-defined. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the randomized controlled trials and ...
Paraschos Archontakis Barakakis, Leonidas Palaiodimos, Derlis Fleitas Sosa, Linda Benes, Perminder Gulani, Daniel Fein   +5 more
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Comparison of Hydrocortisone Continuous Rate Infusion and Prednisolone or Dexamethasone Administration for Treatment of Acute Hypoadrenocortical (Addisonian) Crisis in Dogs

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
ObjectivesTo determine whether administration of intravenous hydrocortisone is a safe and effective alternative treatment in comparison to the traditional treatment with prednisolone/dexamethasone in dogs presenting with Addisonian crisis; and to assess ...
Athanasia Mitropoulou, Mia-Katharina Häuser, Hendrik Lehmann, Katarina Hazuchova   +3 more
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A Case of Canine Polyglandular Deficiency Syndrome with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoadrenocorticism

Veterinary Sciences, 2021
This report describes the first clinical case, to our knowledge, of a dog with polyglandular deficiency syndrome with diabetes mellitus and hypoadrenocorticism.
Sho Furukawa, Natsuko Meguri, Kazue Koura, Hiroyuki Koura, Akira Matsuda   +4 more
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Adrenal Insufficiency due to Disseminated Cryptococcus in an Immunocompetent Individual [PDF]

Case Reports in Endocrinology
Primary adrenal insufficiency due to infiltrative fungal infections, such as Cryptococcus neoformans, is rare, particularly in immunocompetent patients. We present a case of an immunocompetent 61‐year‐old man who presented with bilateral adrenal enlargement and adrenal insufficiency, with a 3‐month history of generalised fatigue, weight loss and ...
Knott J, Apostoloski Z.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Adrenal insufficiency caused by bilateral adrenal metastases - a rare treatable cause for recurrent nausea and vomiting in metastatic breast cancer [PDF]

, 2006
Background: Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms in patients with malignant disease. Several, sometimes rare causes have to be considered to decide the right treatment.
Bausewein, Claudia, Haberland, B., Kühnbach, R.   +2 more
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