Worth repeating.....

Several folks have asked about testing lately:

Testing 101: An introduction
3 Jul 2008 by Robin
Since determining endocrine disorders involves a lot of testing, I thought I would spend some time the next few days talking about some of those tests. With Cushing's Disease, an adenoma can cause hypopituitarism and panyhypopituitarism ...

Testing 101: An introduction, Part II
4 Jul 2008 by Robin
Yesterday I wrote mainly about pituitary tumors and their hormones, and how they were involved in testing. Today, I want to include information about adrenal tumors. The adrenal glands sit on top of the kidneys and are sometimes called ...

Testing 101: Imaging
6 Jul 2008 by Robin
Since there is so much involved in the testing and diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome/Disease, I thought I'd insert some information on imaging here. Imaging alone cannot diagnose Cushing's. There must be biochemical proof of it, also, ...- References

Testing 101: Biochemical analysis
7 Jul 2008 by Robin
There are four FDA-approved labs for testing salivary cortisol (Quest, ACL Labs, Esoterix, and Labcorp), and each uses it's own method with varying ranges. The ranges for Esoterix are below: ...

Testing 101: Testing Growth Hormone Levels in Adults
9 Jul 2008 by Robin
The Growth Hormone Research Society met in 2007 in Australia and penned a consensus statement about the problems, testing, and treatments associated with adult GHD. In their consensus statement, they write: ...

Testing 101: IPSS aka BIPSS
8 Jul 2008 by Robin
An IPSS is a test to sample the amount of ACTH draining into the inferior (vs. the superior) petrosal sinuses from the pituitary. Two catheters (one on each side) are threaded from the groin area up each side of the body to a major vein ...