Evidence for the Defence
Michaelidou M1§, Yadegarfar G2,3 §,
Morris L1, Dolan S1, Robinson
A1; Naseem A1; Livingston
M4, Duff CJ5,6,
Fryer AA5,6, Trainer P7, AH
Heald*1,2
1Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Salford
Royal Hospital, Salford, 2The School of Medicine and
Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester;3Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan,
Islamic Republic of Iran; United Kingdom4; Department
of Clinical Biochemistry, Black Country Pathology Services, Walsall
Manor Hospital, Walsall; 5Department of Clinical
Biochemistry, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke on
Trent; 6School of Primary, Community and Social Care,
Keele University; Department of Endocrinology; Christie Hospital,
Manchester7
* Corresponding Author
§ Joint first author
Key words: adrenal insufficiency, cortisol, short synacthen test