title: Short Synacthen test versus insulin stress test for assessment of the hypothalamo [correction of hypothalmo]-pituitary--adrenal axis: controversy revisited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, School of Postgraduate Medicine, Keele University, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, UK.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Clayton
mesh_terms: D003366:Cosyntropin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D007027:Hypothalamic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007328:Insulin; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D003366:Cosyntropin