Occult Adrenal Insufficiency in Renal Amyloidosis Patients.

Didem Turgut Serhan Vahit Pişkinpaşa Havva Keskin Kemal Ağbaht Ezgi Coşkun Yenigün Fatih Dede

Published in: Medeniyet medical journal (2021)

ACTH stimulation test and cortisol measurements should be considered in renal amyloidosis patients with severe proteinuria to avoid false positive results if only ACTH stimulation test is used. It will be appropriate to evaluate this group of patients together with estimated measurements as FCI.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
early onset
patient reported