ACTH stimulation tests for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSION: Both high and low dose ACTH stimulation tests had similar diagnostic accuracy. Both tests are adequate to rule in, but not rule out, primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency. Our confidence in these estimates is low to moderate due to the likely risk of bias, heterogeneity and imprecision.
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Source: Diabetes Metab - December 9, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ospina NS, Al Nofal A, Bancos I, Javed A, Khalid B, Kapoor E, Lteif AN, Natt N, Murad MH Tags: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research