Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis testing: nothing is sacred and caution in interpretation is needed.
Dickstein
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Endocrine Division, Bnai Zion Medical Center, PO Box 4940, Haifa, 31048, Israel. dicksteg@netvision.net.il
D000304:Adrenal Cortex Function Tests; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007328:Insulin; D010901:Pituitary Function Tests; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
D007328:Insulin; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone