Good article about testing

[Guest kai]

<a href="http://www.uptodate.com/patient_info/topicpages/topics/2346A3.asp">Establishing the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome</a>

There are tests in here I have never heard of!  This is a great site, with other really good web pages on Cushing's (see the news items and research section).

[Kristy]

Thanks for sharing Kai! The article is very informative! For all those lurkers the Outline is:

 DOES THE PATIENT HAVE CUSHING'S SYNDROME?

   ? Pseudo-Cushing's syndrome

   ? Daily urinary cortisol excretion

   ? Low-dose dexamethasone suppression tests

   ? Late evening serum cortisol

   ? Late evening salivary cortisol

   ? CRH after dexamethasone test

   ? Naloxone test

   ? Insulin-induced hypoglycemia test

   ? Cortisol production rate

   ? Cushing's syndrome during pregnancy

   ? Recommendations

I'm so happy you took the time to share!

(Edited by Kristy at 10:22 pm on Sep. 7, 2001)