title: High-cortisol states can masquerade as the cardiometabolic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA. rkaruparthi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Poorna R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Karuparthi
authors.forename: Preethi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yerram
authors.forename: Diptesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Melvin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hayden
mesh_terms: D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000502:physiology; D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000308:Adrenocortical Hyperfunction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D000368:Aged; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011859:Radiography