Determinação do valor de referência para o cortisol basal sérico em população pediátrica sem doença adrenal

=== The basal cortisol measurement reflects the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity. It is used in assessing the integrity of the axis response, mainly in patients undergoing long periods of glucocorticoid treatment, because they have a higher chance of adrenal suppression. In pediatrics, adren...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cristina Botelho Barra
Other Authors: Ivani Novato Silva
Format: Others
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1843/BUOS-8UAQPC