• Postgrad Med J · Feb 2020

    Outcomes of the short Synacthen test: what is the role of the 60 min sample in clinical practice?

    • Rosemary Dineen, Ahmed Mohamed, Anjuli Gunness, Ana Rakovac, Emer Cullen, Niamh Barnwell, Catherine Neary, Lucy-Ann Behan, Gerard Boran, James Gibney, and Mark Sherlock.
    • Department of Endocrinology, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland dinrose@hotmail.com.
    • Postgrad Med J. 2020 Feb 1; 96 (1132): 67-72.

    AbstractIn recent years, the short Synacthen test (SS) has become the most widely used test to assess adrenal reserve. Despite its frequent use, there are still several areas related to the short Synacthen test (SST), which have no consensus including the optimum sampling times, that is, whether a 60 min post-Synacthen administration cortisol is necessary or not.© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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