The overnight 1 mg dexamethasone suppression test and the 24-h urine free cortisol (UFC) test are complementary and may help to provide confirmation of the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome. Discrimination of patients with pathologic hypercortisolism from those with physiologic activation of the ...
Diagnostic tests used to screen for Cushing's syndrome include 24-hour urine cortisol, the 1 mg dexamethasone suppresion test, and late night salivary cortisol. A normal screening test excludes the diagnosis of Cushing's. Patients with an abnormal screening test should be referred to an ...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate which tests are performed to diagnose hypercortisolism in patients included in the European Registry on Cushing's syndrome (ERCUSYN), and to examine if their use differs from the current guidelines. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We analyzed data on the diagnostic tests performed in...
tests for the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome. Assessment in a large series. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92: 4123-4129 SYNOPSIS BACKGROUND Laboratory diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome requires the use of tests with high sensitivity; however, reduced diagnostic thresholds might influence test specificity. ...
Diagnostic tests used to screen for Cushing's syndrome include 24-hour urine cortisol, the 1 mg dexamethasone suppresion test, and late night salivary cortisol. A normal screening test excludes the diagnosis of Cushing's. Patients with an abnormal screening test should be referred to an ...
Conclusion Cushing′s disease and adrenal adenoma are the most common causes in Cushing′s syndrome.We can concern about the tendentious clinical manifestations of Cushing′s syndrome. A combination of ACTH, 8 mg dexamethasone suppression test as well as the image assay is necessary for the ...
Accurate diagnosis of Cushing syndrome (CS) remains a major challenge, despite the many available diagnostic techniques. Viardot et al. therefore assessed the reproducibility of night-time salivary cortisol (NSC), and its use in the diagnosis of hypercortisolism, in comparison with other diagnostic ...
Endogenous Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a rare disease, and usually characterized by hypertension, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, facial rounding, dorsocervical fat pad, thin skin, purple striae, hirsutism, and mood disorders. Efficient diagnostic and screening strategies lead to the diagnosis of a...
Cushing's syndrome and its various aetiologies is a markedly difficult diagnosis to make given its subtle signs, sometime cyclical nature, and the lack of a single definitive diagnostic test. Although a great variety of diagnostic tests have been developed to assist in the diagnosis, even with ...
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