DHEAS was assessed using chemiluminescent or immunoenzymatic assays. As DHEAS is a simple lab test that is widely available and does not have significant diurnal variation, its routine use alongside ...

Preparation: The endocrine nurse will review your medicines, vitamins, and supplements with you. Some drugs can affect the results and need to be stopped before the test. Patients taking ...

Suppression of the HPA axis affects a patient's ability to respond to an acute stressful event and chronically causes the axis to atrophy. Typical doses of dexamethasone used in the brain tumor ...

Hatipoglu may then want to do testing such as a milligram dexamethasone suppression test (which measures whether cortisol secretion by the adrenal ... If a doctor does determine that there are ...

Hatipoglu may then want to do testing such as a milligram dexamethasone suppression test (which measures ... are problems with excess cortisol or adrenal insufficiency, Dr. Dixit stated that ...

In people at risk of adrenal insufficiency because of prolonged glucocorticoid use, what is the best way to manage glucocorticoid withdrawal when they are no longer needed?

What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of postoperative glucocorticoids for people with, or at risk of, adrenal insufficiency having inpatient invasive procedures? For a short explanation of why ...

Let’s look specifically at dexamethasone, a common corticosteroid ... mineralocorticoids and androgens) produced in the adrenal cortex, part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.

Feline adrenal disorders, particularly hyperaldosteronism ... A study investigated the use of a telmisartan suppression test to diagnose primary hyperaldosteronism in cats. Telmisartan is a ...

In response to criticism that the test is not a reliable assessment tool, psychologists have worked to improve and validate the Rorschach over time. They have developed standardized protocols to ...