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. 2020 May 11;105(7):2430–2441. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa256

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Figure 5. — Cosyntropin testing. (A) Change in serum cortisol before (0 minutes) intravenous 250 μg cosyntropin to peak serum cortisol after 30 or 60 minutes. (B) Correlation between serum cortisol before (0 minutes) intravenous 250 μg cosyntropin and peak serum cortisol at 30 or 60 minutes (P < 0.001). (C) Correlation between plasma ACTH before (0 minutes) intravenous 250 μg cosyntropin and peak serum cortisol 30 or 60 minutes (P < 0.001). ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone.