PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hamrahian, Amir
TI  - Adrenal function in critically ill patients: How to test? When to treat?
DP  - 2005 May 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 427--432
VI  - 72
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/5/427.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/5/427.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2005 May 01; 72
AB  - Although the true incidence of adrenal insufficiency in critically ill patients is unknown, there is evidence that even partial adrenal insufficiency in such patients is associated with increased mortality. But exactly how should adrenal insufficiency be defined and diagnosed, and who should receive treatment?