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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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Autores principales: Garrahy, Aoife, Agha, Amar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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