Low-dose and high-dose dexamethasone suppression tests are used to diagnose Cushing's syndrome
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Low-dose and high-dose dexamethasone suppression tests are widely utilized as standard clinical diagnostic and screening tools for Cushing's syndrome.
Evidence for · 5
A very high dose dexamethasone suppression test for differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome
1998 · cited by 17
Refers to the high-dose dexamethasone suppression test as a mainstay in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome.
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Ectopic Cushing Syndrome Secondary to Corticotropin-secreting Wilms Tumor: A Rare Paraneoplastic Phenomenon.
2026 · cited by 0
Notes the absence of cortisol suppression following low- and high-dose dexamethasone suppression tests in diagnosing ectopic Cushing syndrome.
Prognostic nutritional index and inflammatory indices as predictors of perioperative infection in patients with Cushing syndrome: a retrospective single-center study.
2026 · cited by 0
Evaluates the 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test (DST) as a predictor and diagnostic index in Cushing syndrome patients.
Differential diagnosis of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome: Biochemical, imaging, and predictive approaches.
2026 · cited by 0
Reviews initial laboratory tests including low-dose dexamethasone suppression and high-dose suppression for the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome.
SUN-067 The Reflex Dexamethasone Suppression Test: Development and Assessment of Reflexed Serum Dexamethasone Measurement for the Diagnosis of Cushing Syndrome
2025 · cited by 0
Discusses the overnight 1 mg dexamethasone suppression test as a screening tool for Cushing syndrome.