Moderately impaired renal function increases morning cortisol and cortisol levels at dexamethasone suppression test in patients with incidentally detected adrenal adenomas.

Henrik Olsen,Mattias Mjöman

Moderately impaired renal function increases morning cortisol and cortisol levels at dexamethasone suppression test in patients with incidentally detected adrenal adenomas.

2015

Henrik Olsen
Mattias Mjöman

Patients with incidentally detected adrenal adenomas may have subclinical hypercortisolism. We hypothesized that impaired renal function could lead to increased cortisol levels in these patients.

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Internal medicine
Endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus
Cortisol awakening response
Dexamethasone suppression test
Subclinical infection
Impaired renal function
Medicine
in patient
cortisol level

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