Elevated Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Hypercortisolism, and Marked Hypernatremia

We present a case of refractory hypernatremia in a patient with elevated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and hypercortisolism. Cortisol’s effect in tissues results in various outcomes, from maintaining blood pressure to increasing serum glucose levels. In addition, cortisol, cortisone, and aldost...

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Autores principales: Wassel, Elias, Umeh, Chukwuemeka A, Giberson, Curren, Anand, Simran K, Nguyen, Anphong, Porter, Hayden, Choday, Prithi, Kaur, Harpreet, Kundu, Ankur, Penaherrera, Jose
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8684410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34934578
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19714

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8684410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34934578
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19714

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