SUN-460 Anticipating Hypokalemia in Patients With ACTH-Dependent Cushing Syndrome Treated With Mifepristone: Utilization of Cortisol and ACTH Levels to Identify At-Risk Patients

Background: Hypokalemia (K+ level <3.5 mEq/L) is common in patients with hypercortisolism. Treatment with mifepristone, a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist, can exacerbate hypokalemia due to the mineralocorticoid effects produced by the rapid and significant increase in cortisol levels that resu...

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Vydáno v:J Endocr Soc
Hlavní autoři: Moraitis, Andreas, Nguyen, Dat
Médium: Artigo
Jazyk:Inglês
Vydáno: Endocrine Society 2019
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Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary
On-line přístup:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6553295/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-SUN-460
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