Prospective evaluation of a week one overnight metyrapone test with subsequent dynamic assessments of hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis function after pituitary surgery
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DOI: 10.1111/cen.13334
Abstract: To determine whether an overnight metyrapone test (OMT) within the first week postpituitary surgery can definitively assess the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis, compared with subsequent dynamic tests and glucocorticoid requirement at 6 months. read more here.
Keywords: overnight metyrapone; hypothalamic pituitary; metyrapone test; pituitary adrenal ... See more keywords
Evaluation of plasma ACTH in the metyrapone test is insufficient for the diagnosis of secondary adrenal insufficiency
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DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1004129
Abstract: Objective To determine whether a single measurement of ACTH instead of less available in daily practice 11-deoxycortisol assay is sufficient to rule out or confirm secondary adrenal insufficiency (SAI) in the short Metyrapone test. Design… read more here.
Keywords: metyrapone test; test; plasma acth; secondary adrenal ... See more keywords