Morning cortisol as an alternative to Short Synecthan test for the diagnosis of primary adrenal insufficiency

OBJECTIVE: To determine 7-9 am serum cortisol less than 5mcg/dl is an independent reliable confirmatory test for the diagnosis of primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI). METHODS: A total of 164 patients who visited the outpatient or inpatient department of Aga Khan University Hospital from June 2011 to...

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Autores principales: Ulhaq, Imran, Ahmad, Tauseef, Khoja, Adeel, Islam, Najmul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Professional Medical Publications 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6717474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31489017
http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.5.1208

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6717474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31489017
http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.5.1208

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