Baseline and Peak Cortisol Response to the Low-Dose Short Synacthen Test Relates to Indication for Testing, Age, and Sex.

Julie Park Andrew C TitmanGillian LancasterBhavana SelvarajahCatherine CollingwoodDarren PowellUrmi DasPoonam DharmarajMohammed DidiSenthil SenniappanJoanne C Blair

Published in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2022)

The low prevalence and strong association of abnormal results with indication for testing, suggests that over diagnosis occurred infrequently in this clinical setting.

Keyphrases

low dose
risk factors
high dose