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How should we interrogate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients with suspected hypopituitarism?
Hypopituitarism is deficiency of one or more pituitary hormones, of which adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) deficiency is the most serious and potentially life-threatening. It may occur in isolation or, more commonly as part of more widespread pituitary failure. Diagnosis requires demonstration of...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912809/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27316460 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-016-0117-7 |