A.C.T.H. in Diagnosis of Adrenal Insufficiency (Thorn Test)
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Diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency.
BACKGROUND The cosyntropin stimulation test is the initial endocrine evaluation of suspected primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency. PURPOSE To critically review the utility of the cosyntropin stimulation test for evaluating adrenal insufficiency. DATA SOURCES The MEDLINE database was searched from 1966 to 2002 for all English-language papers related to the diagnosis of adrenal insuffic...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1953
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.4800.17