Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Low-dose dexamethasone suppression test is used to screen for excess cortisol production (Cushing’s syndrome). It is recommended to use cut-off for suppression of serum cortisol (SC) < 50 nmol/l after 1 mg dexamehason suppression test (DST). Plasma dexamethasone levels are affected by many factors resulting in lower test specificity. Simultaneous analysis of dexamethasone and cortisol levels can improve diagnostic accuracy of DST. We used cut-off level o...