Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: If ‘0’minute salivary cortisol (SALCORT_0) or cortisone (SALCONE_0) can predict normal post-synacthen cortisol response.Method: Baseline salivary sample was collected for 110 patients who had short synacthen test (SST) between 09:00 and 10:00 after hydrocortisone withdrawal for at least 24-hour. SST was labelled ‘pass’ if 30-minute serum cortisol was >450 nmol/l. Serum cortisol was measured by immunoassay whereas salivary cor...