Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cortisol level measurement is required in the diagnosis and management of adrenal, pituitary and hypothalamic pathologies.Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate clinician’s practice in ordering cortisol test.Methods: A retrospective study concerning 63 cortisol requests data collected by the laboratory computer system (Health Lab) between January 2024 and February 2024. Only requests of 0800 hours plasma cort...

Introduction: Inappropriate laboratory test utilization can result in unnecessary patient testing and increased healthcare costs. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is recommended as the first-line test for investigating and monitoring thyroid dysfunction. We evaluate Thyroid function tests (TFTs) ordering in our hospital practice.Methods: A retrospective descriptive study included 400 TFTs requests. TFTs of interest were: TSH and FT4. These tests request...