Salt retention warning: Fludrocortisone can make you retain lots of salt (sodium) in your body. High amounts of salt in your body can lead to: high blood pressure water retention (swelling) weight ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ambulatory fludrocortisone suppression testing for primary aldosteronism has similar accuracy compared with ...

Fludrocortisone might reduce the recurrence of vasovagal syncope in selected patients, according to the results of the Prevention of Syncope Trial (POST) 2. In patients with vasovagal syncope, ...

The author interviewed for the recent JAMA podcast forced me to rethink my blithe dismissal of fludrocortisone. He contended that the COIITTS trial was underpowered and the two Annane RCTs that used ...

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October 28, 2011 (Vancouver, British Columbia) — Fludrocortisone (Florinef, Bristol-Myers Squibb) is of no benefit in reducing episodes of moderate to severe vasovagal syncope, results of the ...

The summary of product characteristics for Florinef (100 microgram tablets; fludrocortisone acetate) reports that fludrocortisone is contraindicated for people with systemic infections, unless ...

Sepsis occurs in approximately 1.7 million hospitalizations in the U.S. with in more than a third of hospitalizations resulting in death. Patients with septic shock benefit from steroid medications ...

To the Editor: The investigators in the ADRENAL (Adjunctive Corticosteroid Treatment in Critically Ill Patients with Septic Shock) trial 1 and the APROCCHSS (Activated Protein C and Corticosteroids ...

Fludrocortisone acetate tablets are indicated as partial replacement therapy for primary and secondary adrenocortical insufficiency in Addison's disease and for the treatment of salt-losing ...

The ammonium chloride test is the gold standard for diagnosis of distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA); however, it frequently causes gastric irritation, nausea and vomiting. This study compared the ...

One 2013 systematic review of 2 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and 1 additional RCT not included in the systematic review were identified that met inclusion criteria. One systematic review was ...