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    Dexamethasone suppression test (high dose, overnight)

    Dexamethasone suppression test (high dose, overnight) is a topic covered in the Guide to Diagnostic Tests.

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    Dexamethasone suppression test (high-dose, overnight), serum or plasma

    8:00 AM serum cortisol level: <5 mcg/dL

    [<140 nmol/L]

    SST, PPT, green

    $$

    Give 8 mg dexamethasone dose at 11:00 PM. At 8:00 AM, draw cortisol level.

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    McPhee, Stephen J., et al. "Dexamethasone Suppression Test (high Dose, Overnight)." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619126/all/Dexamethasone_suppression_test__high_dose__overnight_.
    McPhee SJ, Lu CM, Nicoll D. Dexamethasone suppression test (high dose, overnight). Guide to Diagnostic Tests. 7th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619126/all/Dexamethasone_suppression_test__high_dose__overnight_. Accessed March 23, 2019.
    McPhee, S. J., Lu, C. M., & Nicoll, D. (2017). Dexamethasone suppression test (high dose, overnight). In Guide to Diagnostic Tests. Available from https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619126/all/Dexamethasone_suppression_test__high_dose__overnight_
    McPhee SJ, Lu CM, Nicoll D. Dexamethasone Suppression Test (high Dose, Overnight) [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2019 March 23]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619126/all/Dexamethasone_suppression_test__high_dose__overnight_.
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