Pre-test Cortisol Levels in Predicting Short Synacthen Test Outcome: A Retrospective Analysis

Ravindran, Ravikumar; Carter, Joanne L; Kumar, Asit; Capatana, Florin; Khan, Ishrat N; Adlan, Mohamed A; Premawardhana, Lakdasa D

doi:10.1177/11795514221093316

Pre-test Cortisol Levels in Predicting Short Synacthen Test Outcome: A Retrospective Analysis

Objective: Short Synacthen tests (SSTs) are expensive, dependent on Synacthen availability, and need supervision. To reduce SST testing, we examined the utility of pre-test cortisol (Cort0) and related parameters in predicting outcome. Design and Measurements: We retrospectively examined the foll…