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ea0059p160 | Obesity & metabolism | SFEBES2018

Screening for Cushing’s syndrome in a tier 3 weight management service

Glyn Tessa , Ho May , Lambert Anthony Paul , Thomas Julia , King Rhodri , Douek Isabelle , Andrews Robert

There is limited evidence for the role of screening for Cushing’s syndrome (CS). Patients referred to the specialist medical weight management service at Musgrove Park Hospital have routinely been screened for CS with either an overnight dexamethasone suppression test (ODST) or two 24hour urinary free cortisol (UFC) if evidence of dysglycaemia. We retrospectively analysed the results of all patients referred to the service between 2013–2016. 794 patients were seen as...