High-Dose ACTH Stimulation Test: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Adrenal Insufficiency:
for primary adrenal insufficiency (sens much lower for secondary)
for primary adrenal insufficiency (sens much lower for secondary)
using 250 mcg of cosyntropin (high-dose stim)
Associated Diagnoses:
97% sensitive, 95% specific
57% sensitive, 95% specific