title: Endocrine issues in the pediatric intensive care unit.
abstract: This article reviews selected issues of endocrine concerns in the pediatric intensive care unit, exclusive of diabetic ketoacidosis. The sympathoadrenergic arm of the neuroendocrine stress response is described, followed by discussions of two topics of particular current concern: critical illness hyperglycemia and relative adrenal insufficiency. A selected set of common scenarios encountered in the daily practice of intensive care follows.
authors.affiliation: Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, USA. clark.lowell@mccg.org
authors.forename: Lowell
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Preissig
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Rigby
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bowyer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D016638:Critical Illness; D004703:Endocrine System / Q000378:metabolism*; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones