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Cushing's Syndrome...

Allan D. Marks, MD

Cushing's syndrome: the clinical signs, symptoms, and laboratory abnormalities caused by excessive exposure to cortisol (or its synthetic analogs).

I. Causes of Cushing's syndrome

II. Manifestations of Steroid Excess

III. Most Common Signs and Symptoms of Cushing's Syndrome

IV. Laboratory Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome

V. Suppression Tests in Cushing's Syndrome

VI. How to Exclude ACTH-Independent Causes of Cushing's Syndrome

VII. How to Differentiate Between ACTH-Dependent Causes

VIII. Ways to Localize ACTH-Secreting Tissue

IX. TREATMENT OF CUSHING'S SYNDROME

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