Utility of salivary cortisol and cortisone in the diagnostics of adrenal insufficiency.

Kåre Kvam HellanMartin LyngstadPaal MethlieKristian LøvåsEystein Sverre HusebyeGrethe Åstrøm Ueland

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2024)

Sa-cortisol in cosyntropin-test has high diagnostic accuracy in detecting adrenal insufficiency, and is particularly useful in women on oral estrogens. A sa-cortisol > 12.6 nmol/L assayed with LCMS/MS 60 min after 250µg cosyntropin is normal.

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