title: Diagnostic evaluation of Cushing's syndrome.
abstract: The regulation of ACTH-cortisol production in the pathophysiology of the various forms of Cushing's syndrome is discussed. The diagnostic algorithms for the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome are reviewed with emphasis on the precision of the evaluation, diagnostic pitfalls, and the influence of some of the more recently developed procedures on this diagnostic evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Carpenter
mesh_terms: D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010912:Pituitary-Adrenal Function Tests