Adrenal Insufficiency Acute - developinganaesthesia

1.1SHORT SYNACTHEN TEST. RATIONALE: The cortisol response to Synacthen stimulation will be low or absent due to primary adrenal pathology (e.g. Addison’s disease, bilateral adrenal infiltration) or adrenal atrophy secondary to severe ACTH deficiency of at least 4 weeks' duration. ................
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