ea0059p058 | Clinical biochemistry | SFEBES2018
Barker Sally
, Prabhudev Hemanth
, Martin Nimah
, Todd Jeannie
, Meeran Karim
, Agha-Jaffar Rochan
, Wernig Florian
Endogenous Cushings syndrome poses considerable diagnostic challenges. It is recommended to use two screening tests to confirm hypercortisolaemia. While late-night salivary cortisol assessment (LNSC) is reported to have good specificity and sensitivity and deemed to be cost-effective, it is the least widely biochemical tool used both nationally and in Europe. We aim to compare the specificity and sensitivity of LNSC against and in combination with other diagnostic tests,...