Abstract
This review will provide an updated overview of the neuroendocrine response to critical illness. Specifically, the current evidence for "stress steroid" administration will be examined, as well as interventional glucose control during critical illness. The emergency physician will also find relevance in the alterations of thyroid hormones that occur in the face of severe illness or trauma.
MeSH terms
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones* / deficiency
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones* / physiology
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones* / therapeutic use
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Aged
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Critical Illness / classification
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Critical Illness / therapy
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Emergency Medicine*
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Female
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Growth Hormone / metabolism
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Growth Hormone / physiology*
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Humans
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Hydrocortisone / metabolism
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Hydrocortisone / physiology*
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Male
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Neurosecretory Systems / metabolism
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Neurosecretory Systems / physiology*
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Thyrotropin / metabolism
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Thyrotropin / physiology
Substances
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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Thyrotropin
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Growth Hormone
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Hydrocortisone