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Do you recommend increased screening for hypercortisolism in older patients given recent evidence that older patients do not commonly display hallmark symptoms of Cushing's Disease?

Nye, Endocrinology Advisor 2025
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Do you recommend increased screening for hypercortisolism in older patients given recent evidence that older patients do not commonly display hallmark symptoms of Cushing's Disease?

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Endocrinology · Johns Hopkins Endocrinology and Pituitary Center
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Well, the study you are referring reports that "younger patients were more likely to present with abdominal striae, acne, facial rounding, hirsutism, menstrual irregularities, and weight gain".

Obviously, menstrual irregularities cannot be seen in postmenopausal women. As for the rest, I am not sure...

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Endocrinology · UNC
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In the CATALYST study, patients with difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes defined by a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) 7.5%–11.5% despite multiple therapies, were screened for hypercortisolism with an overnight 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test (DST). As reported at the ADA meeting in June 2024, ~24% excee...

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Endocrinology · Thomas Jefferson University
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Defining cushings with just a single overnight DST with cortisol cutoff of 1.8 ug/dl seems extreme to me. I will reserve judgement based on treatment outcomes.

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Endocrinology · Vdex Louisville
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I really do not see the need unless clinically indicated.

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