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Does The Cortisol Acth Test Indicate Any Adrenal Insufficiency

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Dr. Mirjeta Guni MD

Hi, can you please explain adrenal insufficiency? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mirjeta Guni ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Shehzad Topiwala MD

How can adrenal/ cortisol deficiency cause shortness of breath? How frequently/rapidly does cortisol fluctuate throughout the day? Could a cortisol deficiency cause a relatively quick onset of ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shehzad Topiwala ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar MD

Cortisol ACTH test- baseline -14.9 ; 30min - 27.4 60 min- 30.0 says i should of peak value of atleast 18 - I did not, adrenal insuffiency? the reason I ask is because I had POTS syndrome and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Shehzad Topiwala MD

insufficiency.. is there a test for adrenalin insufficiency? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shehzad Topiwala ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan MD

What tests do you recommend for adrenal insufficiency and Addison s disease, including possible auto immune causes? Thank you ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)

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Is rapid heart rate and low blood pressure with the shakes a sign of adrenal insufficiency? Is rapid heart rate and low blood pressure with the shakes a sign of adrenal insufficiency? ... View answer

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Dr. Aseem MD

, all symptoms of Adrenal Insufficiency and have lost 15 lbs. Endocronologist is going w/ Hypothyroid and has prescribed me Synthroid and says i don t have Adrenal Insufficiency. I want a second... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aseem ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

I have adrenal insufficiency recent diagnosis my Dr took me off hydrocortisone an started me methlypredisone what should I expect how will this help my low cortisol levels an will. It address my severe... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr.  Mashfika Alam MD

referral to an endocrinologist. In your experience, does this sound like a Pituitary tumor or adrenal insufficiency? I am waiting on results of blood tests done- cortisol and ACTH. Thank you ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mashfika Alam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. NAYANKUMAR G. TADA MD

My mom, who is 82, has taken prednisone for 15 years and as a result, has been diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency. The doctors tell her that the only treatment is to increase her prednisone--which ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. NAYANKUMAR G. TADA ( Pediatrician)