title: Corticosteroid insufficiency in acutely ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003366:Cosyntropin; D016638:Critical Illness; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003366:Cosyntropin; D006854:Hydrocortisone