Intramuscular Short-term ACTH Test for the Determination of Adrenal Function in Children: Safe, Effective and Reliable

Intramuscular Short-term ACTH Test for the Determination of Adrenal Function in Children: Safe, Effective and Reliable

Objective:Standard short adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test (SST) has traditionally been used for assessing adrenal gland fuction by intravenous (iv) application. However the iv form is not readily available in all countries, including Turkey. The aim of this study was to evaluate t...

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Main Authors: Elif Özsu, Zeynep Şıklar, Esra Bilici, Ayşegül Ceran, Rukiye Uyanık, Tuğba Çetin, Zehra Aycan, Merih Berberoğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2020-09-01
Series:JCRPE
Subjects:
adrenal insufficiency
intramuscular acth
childhood
reliability
Online Access: http://www.jcrpe.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/ntramuscular-short-term-acth-test-for-the-determin/32181

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