2. Bruno OD, Rossi MA, Contreras LN, et al. Nocturnal high-dose dexamethasone suppression test in the aetiological diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome. Acta Endocrinol (Copenh). 1985;109(2):158–62. 3. Dichek HL, Nieman LK, Oldfield…

Assay for GH: Immunoenzymatic assay Precautions: Patients may complain of nausea. Interpretation: Diagnosis of acromegaly: Using ultrasensitive assays, a GH suppression to < 0.4 ng/ml is considered the gold standard test to…

  Cortisol Aldosterone A/C A/C dominant A/C non-dominant A/C non dominant A/C AVC Right AV      Left AV      Low IVC      References 1. Funder JW, Carey RM, Fardella C, et al. Case detection,…

CRH test − 15 min 0 min (baseline) 15 min 30 min 45 min 60 min Cortisol       ACTH       References 1. Ishizuka B, Quigley ME, Yen SS. Pituitary hormone release in response to food ingestion: evidence for neuroendocrine…

Assay for Cortisol and ACTH: Chemiluminescence Assay (CLIA) . Assay for 11 DOC: LC-MS/MS. Precautions: Hypotension , nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort or cramping, and musculoskeletal pain in patients with adrenal…

Glucagon stim test Time C-peptide Basal (0 min)   5 min   10 min   References 1. Maldonado M, Hampe CS, Gaur LK, et al. Ketosis-prone diabetes: dissection of a heterogeneous syndrome using an immunogenetic and β-cell…