title: Appropriate laboratory testing in the screening and work-up of Cushing's syndrome.
abstract: The wide array of tests available for the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome can be daunting. This review discusses each test and its role in the diagnosis of patients with this disorder. The discussion is then followed by an algorithm that summarizes the appropriate work-up of Cushing's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Metropolitan-Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Fuhrman
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000652:urine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D008797:Metyrapone; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D008797:Metyrapone