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THE ONE‐HOUR SYNTHETIC CORTICOTROPHIN TEST FOR RAPID ASSESSMENT OF ADRENAL FUNCTION
Author(s) -
BROWNLIE B. E. W.,
ABERNETHY M. H.,
BEAVEN D. W.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
australasian annals of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0571-9283
DOI - 10.1111/imj.1969.18.1.50
Subject(s) - adrenal function , medicine , adrenal insufficiency , screening test , endocrinology , physiology , pediatrics
SUMMARY In the last 18 months more than 200 one‐hour intramuscular “Synacthen” tests have been performed without side effects. It has been found to be a valuable screening test of adrenal responsiveness when iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency is suspected. We have found the one‐hour response to be a more reliable index of adrenal function than the half‐hour response used by previous workers.