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Recalibration of thinking about adrenocortical function assessment: how the ‘random’ cortisol relates to the short synacthen test results

BACKGROUND: The short synacthen test (SST) is the most commonly performed investigation to assess adrenal function. Appropriate criteria for when an SST is performed are subject to debate. We investigated how random serum cortisol levels relate to SST response. METHODS: We examined random cortisol m...

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Autores principales: Michaelidou, Maria, Yadegarfar, Ghasem, Morris, Lauren, Dolan, Samantha, Robinson, Adam, Naseem, Asma, Livingston, Mark, Duff, Chris J., Trainer, Peter, Fryer, Anthony A., Heald, Adrian H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8186517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34113799
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/XCE.0000000000000250