ea0044p39 | Adrenal and Steroids | SFEBES2016
Adam Safwaan
, Minder Anna
, Cottrell Elizabeth
, Davies Alison
, Meredith Suzanne
, Preziosi Richard
, Keevil Brian
, Higham Claire
, White Anne
, Trainer Peter
Introduction: Hydrocortisone therapy in adrenal insufficiency and medical management of Cushings syndrome requires accurate monitoring of glucocorticoid status. Currently, this necessitates admitting patients to hospital for serial measurements of serum cortisol. From previous studies in Cushings, the goal of medical therapy is a mean (based on five samples) serum cortisol of 150300 nmol/l, which is known to equate to a normal cortisol production rate. Saliva...