Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: In light of recent publications - could a lower cortisol cut off value of ~350 nmol/l be used to safely rule out adrenal insufficiency (AI) compared to current local guideline cutoff value of either a baseline or 9am cortisol of 420 nmol/l? If so could this potentially help reduce the number of Co-syntropin stimulation tests (CST) performed?Background: Current local guidelines recommend a cortisol cut value of 420 nmol/l to rule out adrenal insuffic...