Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Dexamethasone suppression test (low dose, overnight)
Test/Range/Collection
Dexamethasone suppression test (low dose, overnight), serum or plasma
8:00 AM serum cortisol level: <5 mcg/dL
[<140 nmol/L]
SST, PPT, green
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Give 1 mg dexamethasone at 11:00 PM. At 8:00 AM, draw serum/plasma cortisol level.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Dexamethasone Suppression Test (low Dose, Overnight)." Guide to Diagnostic Tests Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619125/all/Dexamethasone_suppression_test__low_dose__overnight_.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Dexamethasone suppression test (low dose, overnight). Guide to Diagnostic Tests Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619125/all/Dexamethasone_suppression_test__low_dose__overnight_. Accessed October 2, 2026.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Dexamethasone suppression test (low dose, overnight). In Guide to Diagnostic Tests Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619125/all/Dexamethasone_suppression_test__low_dose__overnight_
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Dexamethasone Suppression Test (low Dose, Overnight) [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2026 October 02]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619125/all/Dexamethasone_suppression_test__low_dose__overnight_.
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