Endocrine Abstracts

Cushing’s syndrome (CS), is the prolonged exposure to excess cortisol within the body and has a significant negative prognostic impact if left untreated. There are several screening tests available for CS: urinary free cortisol (UFC), overnight dexamethasone suppression test (oDST), and late night salivary cortisol test (LNSC).This audit evaluated the screening of patients for CS by the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI), in 2012 against guidelines pr...