Endocrine Abstracts

Rationale, aims and objectivesThe GHRH/Arginine and Short Synacthen Tests (SST) have been validated as safer alternatives to the Insulin Tolerance Test for the assessment of the growth hormone reserve and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis integrity, respectively. However, these two tests are performed separately. The objective of this study was to see whether the synacthen and GHRH/Arginine tests could be combined to save time, blood samples and minimi...