What 60 minute cortisol threshold value do you use for diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency after ACTH stimulation?
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Endocrinology · Milwaukee Va Medical Center
It depends on the assay. Different assays measure different things. Mass spectrometry is the most accurate available assay at present, and it measures ONLY cortisol. Immunoassays also detect other related compounds, and vary from assay to assay as to which ones. Discussed in PMID 25877990.
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Endocrinology · Johns Hopkins Department Of Endocrinology Diabetes And Metabolism
Based on our experience, we use a cortisol level >18 ug/dL at 60 minutes during the standard dose CST as the pass criteria. Husni et al., PMID 36060940
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Endocrinology · University of Missouri School of Medicine
When Cortrosyn is given IV, 18 or greater. However, a published study showed that 16 was sufficient if injected IM.
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Endocrinology · Village Medical Memorial Clinical Associates
Cutoff 18 is universally accepted as a normal response, but anything closer is also fine.