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ملخص لملزمة الكيمياء مال adrenal
Investigations of Suspected Adrenocortical Hyperfunction

Screening Tests for Cushing’s Syndrome
1. Low-dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test (Overnight Test):
• Purpose: Best initial outpatient screening test for adrenocortical hyperfunction.
• Procedure:
• The patient takes
1 mg dexamethasone at 11–12 PM.
• Serum cortisol is measured the next morning between
8–9 AM.
• Interpretation:
• A cortisol concentration
<50 nmol/L excludes Cushing’s syndrome.
• Accuracy:
False-positive rate: ~12%.
False-negative rate: <2%.
• Notes:
• A
48-hour suppression test is more accurate but less convenient:
• Dexamethasone
0.5 mg every 6 hours starting at 9 AM for 2 days.
• Serum cortisol measured at
48 hours.
True-positive rate: >97%.
False-negative rate: <1%.
• Important:
• Drugs like
phenytoin, phenobarbitone, fluoxetine (affect hepatic enzymes) can alter results.
False positives: Can occur in women on oral contraceptives or with poorly controlled diabetes.



2. Urinary Free Cortisol (UFC):
• Basis:
• Measures biologically active cortisol excreted in
24-hour urine.
• Interpretation:
• Cushing’s is generally excluded if UFC is
<250 nmol/24 h.
• Disadvantages:
Incomplete urine collection can cause false-negative results.
• Accuracy:
False-negative rate: 8–15% even with correct collection.



3. Late Night Salivary Cortisol:
• Basis:
• Measures free cortisol reflecting the biologically active fraction.
• Allows
home collection between 11 PM and midnight.
• Accuracy:
• Reported
sensitivity and specificity: 92–100%.
• False positives:
• Can occur due to contamination from
steroid lotions, oral gels.
• Higher values seen in
elderly, smokers, hypertensives, diabetics.
• Important:
• Should be
avoided in shift workers or people with variable bedtimes.
• Additional use:
• Very useful in detecting
mild cases of Cushing’s.
• Useful for
diagnosis and monitoring treatment.



Interpretation of Screening Tests
• Purpose: Distinguish
simple obesity from Cushing’s-related obesity.
• False positives:
• May occur in
depression, severe illness, alcoholism (pseudo-Cushing syndrome).



Confirmatory Tests
1. Loss of Diurnal Rhythm:
• Normal physiology:
• Plasma cortisol highest in
early morning, lowest at midnight.
• In Cushing’s:
Midnight cortisol is elevated even if 8 AM cortisol is normal.
• Procedure:
• Hospitalize patients for
48 hours.
• Use
stress-free venipuncture (e.g., indwelling catheter).
• Collect
24-hour urine samples for UFC.
• Pseudo-Cushing’s:
• May also show disturbed rhythm.
• Differentiated using
ACTH response to CRH.
• Special clue in alcoholism:
Raised MCV (Mean Cell Volume).
Abnormal liver function tests.
• Abstinence leads to
HPA axis normalization.



Determining the Cause of Cushing’s Syndrome
1. Plasma ACTH Measurement:
• Notes:
• ACTH is
unstable.
• Collect into
EDTA tubes, separate plasma and freeze within 30 minutes.
• Timing:
• Measure at
8 AM and 10 PM.
• Interpretation:
Undetectable ACTH → Suggests functional adrenal tumor → Confirm by CT/MRI.
Detectable or high ACTH → Suggests pituitary-dependent Cushing’s or ectopic ACTH.
• Special note:
Very high ACTH usually points toward ectopic source.



2. High-dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test:
• Procedure:
2 mg dexamethasone every 6 hours for 48 hours.
• Compare pre- and post-test cortisol levels.
• Interpretation:
• Suppression = cortisol falls to
<50% of baseline.
• Alternative:
8 mg dexamethasone overnight can substitute with similar accuracy.
• Diagnostic utility:
• About
90% of pituitary-dependent Cushing’s patients show suppression.
• Only about
10% of ectopic ACTH patients suppress cortisol.



3. CRH Stimulation Test:
• Procedure:
• Inject 100 µg of CRH.
• Measure ACTH and cortisol at baseline(0), 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, and 120 minutes.
• Interpretation:
• Normal individuals (and depressed patients):
• ACTH peak <120 ng/L.
• Cortisol peak ~700 nmol/L.
• Ectopic ACTH or adrenal tumor:
• Little or no response to CRH.
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