Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Simultaneous bilateral petrosal sinus sampling is valuable in differentiating the etiology of ACTH dependent Cushing’s syndrome. It is used to locate the source of ACTH production when pituitary magnetic resonance imaging is negative.Nurses’ role: Specially trained endocrine nurses are part of the team for inferior petrosal sinus sampling. They prepare necessary material and documentation, mark all test tubes, handle the samples tak...