Is a significant rise in cortisol post cosyntropin stimulation sufficient to rule out adrenal insufficiency in patients with low albumin?
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Endocrinology · Johns Hopkins Department Of Endocrinology Diabetes And Metabolism
We use the absolute cortisol (or free cortisol) values rather than the degree of the rise in cortisol as an indicator of normal adrenal function during the ACTH Stimulation Test. Is this question related to the critically ill patients?