ea0035p1 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2014
Ali Mansour Abbas
, Ali Alhamza Ali Hussein
, Almomin Ammar Mohamd Saead
Background: Short synacthen(cosyntropin)test, has replaced the insulin stress test as the first-line test to assess adrenal insufficiency. The aim of this study, was to determine the utility of the 30 and 60 min cortisol measurement in the high dose (250 μg) short synacthen test.Methods: Cross sectional study was conducted by reviewing the database of patients underwent short synacthen test in Al-Faiha Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolism Center (FDEMC...