Background and method: ACTH stimulation test is used for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency in sepsis, but the optimal dosage of ACTH is still debatable. We, therefore, compared the efficacy of ...
The two-day intravenous ACTH tests were performed as follows 4: 25 U.S.P. units of the hormone were infused intravenously in 500 cc. of physiologic saline solution or 5 per cent dextrose in water over ...
Recent studies have shown that the eosinophil response to adrenocortical stimulation with intravenously administered ACTH or intramuscular injection of ACTH gel is a much more reliable test of ...