"Cortisone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally occurring glucocorticoid. It has been used in replacement therapy for adrenal insufficiency and as an anti-inflammatory agent. Cortisone itself is inactive. It is converted in the liver to the active metabolite HYDROCORTISONE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p726)
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D003348
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.745.745.183 D06.472.040.585.478.195
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cortisone" by people in Profiles.
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Physical Therapy Combined With Subacromial Cortisone Injection Is a First-Line Treatment Whereas Acromioplasty With Physical Therapy Is Best if Nonoperative Interventions Fail for the Management of Subacromial Impingement: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Arthroscopy. 2022 08; 38(8):2511-2524.
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The Peacock study: feasibility of the dynamic characterisation of the paediatric hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function during and after cardiac surgery. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020 05 25; 20(1):245.