The patient with Cushing’s syndrome: Perspectives, experiences, advice, and resources for physicians and other caregivers

May 17, 2026 by in ENDOCRINOLOGY Comments Off on The patient with Cushing’s syndrome: Perspectives, experiences, advice, and resources for physicians and other caregivers
Introduction Cushing’s is often considered to be the most difficult endocrine disorder to diagnose, manage, and treat. Though there are more than two dozen morbidities associated with this disorder, none…
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Surgical issues for a patient with Cushing’s syndrome: Techniques, complications, and recovery

May 17, 2026 by in ENDOCRINOLOGY Comments Off on Surgical issues for a patient with Cushing’s syndrome: Techniques, complications, and recovery
Introduction Perioperative management of a patient with Cushing’s syndrome involves reconciling the physiologic implications of excess cortisol with the complex changes occurring in the perioperative period. Successful surgical intervention for…
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Adrenal tumors causing Cushing syndrome: Genetics, molecular advances, diagnosis, and treatment

May 17, 2026 by in ENDOCRINOLOGY Comments Off on Adrenal tumors causing Cushing syndrome: Genetics, molecular advances, diagnosis, and treatment
Introduction Adrenal gland disorders, which include adenomas, carcinomas, and bilateral adrenal disease, account for approximately 20%–25% of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS) cases. Bilateral adrenal disease is classified as either macronodular…
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CS and long-term effects on health, cognition, and function

May 17, 2026 by in ENDOCRINOLOGY Comments Off on CS and long-term effects on health, cognition, and function
Introduction Despite attaining control of hypercortisolism in most patients diagnosed with Cushing disease (CD) with precise neurosurgical techniques, medications (either steroidogenesis synthesis inhibitors, pituitary directed drugs to inhibit ACTH secretion,…
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CRH test: To do or not to do

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Introduction Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is a 41-amino acid peptide with an important physiologic role in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. As a diagnostic agent, CRH has been extensively…
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Medical therapies for Cushing’s syndrome

May 17, 2026 by in ENDOCRINOLOGY Comments Off on Medical therapies for Cushing’s syndrome
Introduction Medical therapy for Cushing’s syndrome (CS) has historically played a minor role in the disease management; however, it has recently acquired an emerging role, with the availability of several…
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Cushing syndrome in pregnancy

May 17, 2026 by in ENDOCRINOLOGY Comments Off on Cushing syndrome in pregnancy
Introduction Endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (Cs) is rare with an incidence of 1,8–3,2 cases per million per year [ ]. Pregnancy is uncommon in women with Cs with fewer than 250…
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