Performance of salivary cortisol in the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome, adrenal incide... - 0 views
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Nathan Goodyear on 25 Jun 13Salivary hormone testing again shown to gold standard. This study looked at salivary cortisol levels in those with Cushing's disease, Cushing's syndrome, and with adrenal incidentaloma. The results make one scratch their head. The sensitivity and specificities of salivary cortisol were very high, exceeding at least 94% with most > 96 and 97%. So, why the opposition? Ignorance I guess.