Adrenal Insufficiency dx

02/24/2004

Background:

• Pier: Disease > Hypoadrenalism > Diagnosis
• UpToDate: Diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency

Article

Dorin RI, Qualls CR, Crapo LM. Diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency. Ann Intern Med. 2003;139:194-204. [PubMed ID: 12899587]

Review from ACP Journal Club:

Review: The cosyntropin-stimulation test has limited value for detecting and excluding adrenal insufficiency
ACP Journal Club. 2004 Jan-Feb;140:18.