ACTH (cosyntropin) stimulation test

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Cosyntropin

  1. Before: Draw serum cortisol
  2. Time 0: ^0.25mg IM/IV over 2min
  3. Time 30: Draw serum cortisol
  4. Time 60: Draw serum cortisol & give 100mg hydrodortison IVP

^0.125mg if <2yrs old

Positive:

Negative:

Treatment

  1. Then give either
    1. dexamethasone 6mg IV
    2. OR
    3. Hydrocotipn

Source

2/22/06 DONALDSON (from Pharmacopoeia)

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