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Endocrinology • Pituitary Disorders
Can the desmopressin stimulation test be used to assess for central adrenal insufficiency?
Answer from: at Community Practice
No. Normal corticotroph cells do not respond to desmopressin. This is the point of using the test to differentiate between Cushing's disease and pseudo-Cushing.
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