Hydrocortisone - Therapeutic use
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Addison's disease due to tuberculosis that required differentiation from SIADH.

16 Aug 2009 A 77-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of general fatigue. Serum sodium was 116 mEq/l and serum antidiuretic hormone (ADH) was elevated. Radiologic examination revealed nodules in the brain as well as in both adrenal glands. ... Read more...

Hypotension and shock in the preterm neonate.

30 Jul 2009 While the methods of establishing and maintaining organ perfusion differ from one clinician to the next, the underlying physiological rationale remains constant. The gestalt for correcting circulatory compromise is generally performed in a stepwise ... Read more...

Corticosteroids as treatment of epileptic syndromes with continuous spike-waves during slow-wave sleep.

30 Jul 2009 To assess the efficacy and tolerability of steroids in epileptic syndromes with continuous spike-waves during slow-wave sleep (CSWS), charts of 44 children (25 boys) who received corticosteroids for cognitive and/or behavioral deterioration ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hydrocortisone - Therapeutic use'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Severe hyponatremia with high urine sodium and osmolality. 30 Oct 2009
• Addison's disease due to tuberculosis that required differentiation from SIADH. 16 Aug 2009
• Hypotension and shock in the preterm neonate. 30 Jul 2009
• Is there a rationale for cortisol-based treatments for PTSD? 30 Jul 2009
• Corticosteroids as treatment of epileptic syndromes with continuous spike-waves during slow-wave sleep. 30 Jul 2009
• Investigating lung remodeling in Modul8-treated BALB/c asthmatic animals. 21 Jul 2009
• Addison's disease. 30 Jun 2009
• [Mycobacterium malmoense infection in an immunocompetent patient] 29 Jun 2009
• [Germinoma responsible for central diabetes insipidus] 29 Jun 2009
• Therapeutic efficacy of topical hydrocortisone aceponate in experimental flea-allergy dermatitis in dogs. 29 Jun 2009
• The effectiveness of Proctofoam-HC for treatment of hemorrhoids in late pregnancy. 29 Jun 2009
• Secondary adrenal insufficiency in sick neonates: should we treat with ACTH? 29 Jun 2009
• First aid for coping with summer pests. 29 Jun 2009
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: diagnosis, evaluation, and management. 29 Jun 2009
• Ileus related to wireless capsule retention in suspected Crohn's disease: emergency surgery obviated by early pharmacological treatment. 17 Jun 2009
• [Secondary hypopituitarism due to hypothalamic metastasis from small cell lung cancer] 9 Jun 2009
• Infliximab in the treatment of anti-CTLA4 antibody (ipilimumab) induced immune-related colitis. 30 May 2009
• Outcomes of patients admitted to the intensive care unit with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 30 May 2009
• Hydrocortisone aceponate. 30 May 2009
• Risk analysis of early childhood eczema. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Hydrocortisone'

Definition: The main glucocorticoid secreted by the ADRENAL CORTEX. Its synthetic counterpart is used, either as an injection or topically, in the treatment of inflammation, allergy, collagen diseases, asthma, adrenocortical deficiency, shock, and some neoplastic conditions.

Chemical name: Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11,17,21-trihydroxy-, (11beta)-

Registry Number: 50-23-7

Descriptor UI: D006854

Alternative terms: Hydrocortisone; Cortisol; Hydrocortisone, (9 beta,10 alpha,11 alpha)-Isomer; Hydrocortisone, (11 alpha)-Isomer; Epicortisol; 11-Epicortisol; 11 Epicortisol; Cortifair; Cortril;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analogs & derivatives; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Pharmacological Action: Anti-Inflammatory Agents;

Tree Number: D04.808.745.745.654.600; D06.472.040.585.353.476; D06.472.040.585.478.392;

History Note: /adv eff-pois-tox was HYDROCORTISONE TOXICOLOGY 1963-65