ea0090p9 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular Endocrinology | ECE2023
Brutvan Tomas
, Kotasova Marcela
, Sevcik Jan
, Springer Drahomira
, Ježkova Jana
Introduction: Low-dose dexamethasone suppression test is used to screen for excess cortisol production (Cushings syndrome). It is recommended to use cut-off for suppression of serum cortisol (SC) < 50 nmol/l after 1 mg dexamehason suppression test (DST). Plasma dexamethasone levels are affected by many factors resulting in lower test specificity. Simultaneous analysis of dexamethasone and cortisol levels can improve diagnostic accuracy of DST. We used cut-off level o...