Use of overnight metyrapone test in suspected secondary adrenal insufficiency: A retrospective single centre‐study
Saini J, Garcia R, Herndon J, Erickson D, Gruber L, Bancos I. Use of overnight metyrapone test in suspected secondary adrenal insufficiency: A retrospective single centre‐study. Clinical Endocrinology 2023, 100: 203-211. PMID: 37997487, PMCID: PMC10872941, DOI: 10.1111/cen.14989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis of secondary adrenal insufficiencyOvernight metyrapone testSecondary adrenal insufficiencyCosyntropin stimulation testAdverse eventsAdrenal insufficiencyMetyrapone testPretest probabilityRetrospective study of adult patientsSingle-centre retrospective studyRetrospective single center studyDevelopment of adverse eventsStudy of adult patientsSingle center studyModerate pretest probabilityAdult patientsStimulation testCenter studyPatientsInsufficiencyDiagnosisCosyntropinDeterminants of muscle function and health-related quality of life in patients with endogenous hypercortisolism: a cross-sectional study
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