precipitating factors
Last reviewed 01/2018
precipitating factors
- intercurrent diseases
- acute myocardial infarction
- cushing's syndrome
- adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing tumors
- cerebrovascular accident
- hyper/hypothermia
- infection
- pneumonia (40-60%)
- urinary tract infection (5-16%)
- cellulitis
- sepsis
- medications
- calcium channel blockers
- chemotherapeutic agents
- glucocorticoids
- loop diuretics
- noncompliance
- substance abuse - alcohol, cocaine
- undiagnosed diabetes
In children circulatory, nervous, and genitourinary systems diseases are common precipitating factors (2).
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