Evidence for the low dose dexamethasone suppression test to screen for Cushing's syndrome--recommendations for a protocol for biochemistry laboratories.
Wood
P J
PJ
Department of Chemical Pathology, Southampton General Hospital, UK.
Barth
J H
JH
Freedman
D B
DB
Perry
L
L
Sheridan
B
B
D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone