ea0059p007 | Adrenal and steroids | SFEBES2018
Spence Kirsty
, McKeever Edward
, Graham Una
, Irwin Shirley
, Neely Jeremy
, McAlister Catherine
, Courtney Hamish
, Hunter Steven
, Mullan Karen
, McCance David
, McDonnell Margaret
The Endocrine Society guidelines recommend initial testing for Cushings syndrome (CS) can be based on non-invasive late-night salivary cortisol measurement (NSC). In the BHSCT NSC (11pm), measured using the IBL ELISA kit has been found to be highly discriminative in identifying patients with CS. However it is a labour intensive test and the need for analysing samples in batches delays turnaround time, limiting its use in the routine work-up for CS. Roche provide an autom...