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Low- and high-dose dexamethasone suppression tests.
| Low-dose dexamethasone test | High-dose dexamethasone test | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | |
| Cortisol 8 a.m. | 35.4 | 47.7 | 28.0 | 24.6 | 10.4 | 6.0 |
| Cortisol 16 p.m. | 35.4 | 34.1 | 25.3 | 14.5 | 7.8 | — |
| ACTH 8 a.m. | 86.6 | 238.0 | 136.0 | 144.0 | 102.7 | 76.5 |
| ACTH 16 p.m. | 182.0 | 163.0 | 55.3 | 86.9 | 64.7 | — |
| 24 h urinary free cortisol | 953.2 | 1127.3 | 574.7 | 152.9 | 46.7 | 23.3 |
Same reference values of Table 1.
