The relationship between morning serum cortisol and the short ACTH test in the evaluation of adrenal insufficiency

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 580-587

  Lee, May Tze ^a   Won, Justin Ging Shing ^b   Lee, Ting I ^a   Yang, Hong Jye ^c   Lin, Hong Da ^b   Tang, Kam Tsun ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Hsin Chu General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ACTH test; Adrenal insufficiency; Serum cortisol

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTISONE ACETATE; DRUG ADDITIVE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; ILLICIT DRUG; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0037413198     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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