To investigate if in preterm newborns, an early adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) test can identify possible transient adrenal insufficiency (TAI), using significant hypotension as a clinical marker.

The classical description of Addison's disease in a 15-year-old girl1 is a timely reminder of this well-known but uncommon disorder. In their description of the investigative work-up and discussion, ...

THE response of the adrenal cortex to intensive stimulation with exogenous ACTH provides an excellent guide to the functional status of the adrenal cortex under most circumstances. Tests based on this ...

The two-day intravenous ACTH tests were performed as follows 4: 25 U.S.P. units of the hormone were infused intravenously in 500 cc. of physiologic saline solution or 5 per cent dextrose in water over ...

TORONTO — Biomedical and clinical variables are not helpful to predict recovery of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients who received supraphysiological doses of glucocorticoids and who ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am inquiring about low cortisol. My son recently was told that his cortisol level is 0.39 and that it should be above 1.8. The result was from a saliva test. He has a very high pulse ...

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A small pilot study suggests a potential benefit of monthly pulse adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who experience breakthrough symptoms while receiving ...

We agree with the interpretation of the short ACTH stimulation test described by Deeba Syeda and associates. In the case that we described,1 a long ACTH stimulation test was unnecessary because of the ...