International survey on high‐ and low‐dose synacthen test and assessment of accuracy in preparing low‐dose synacthen

Cross, Alexandra S.; Helen Kemp, E.; White, Anne; Walker, Leanne; Meredith, Suzanne; Sachdev, Pooja; Krone, Nils P.; Ross, Richard J.; Wright, Neil P.; Elder, Charlotte J.

doi:10.1111/cen.13559

International survey on high‐ and low‐dose synacthen test and assessment of accuracy in preparing low‐dose synacthen

Summary Objective The short synacthen test ( SST ) is widely used to assess patients for adrenal insufficiency, but the frequency and protocols used across different centres for the low‐dose test ( LDT ) are unknown. This study aimed to survey centres and test the accuracy of ten different synact…