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Department Case Study—Acute & Specialty Care| Volume 24, ISSUE 1, P48-52, January 2010

Acute Adrenal Crisis Masquerading as Septic Shock In a Healthy Young Woman

      Riley Children's Hospital

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      Biography

      Kristin Hittle, Registered Nurse, Children's Medical Center Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

      Biography

      Susan Hsieh, Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Children's Medical Center Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

      Biography

      Paul Sheeran, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, and Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Management, Children's Medical Center Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.