Brošura za liječnike primarne zdravstvene zaštite kojom se želi povećati svijest o Cushingovom sindromu (CS)

HEALTHCARE MATERIAL

English

This brochure outlines key clinical signs (e.g., purple striae, muscle weakness, central obesity) and provides primary screening protocols using 24-hour urinary cortisol, late-night salivary cortisol, and low-dose dexamethasone suppression tests, emphasizing that abnormal results warrant referral to an endocrinologist due to limited specificity of these tests.

Hrvatski

Ova brošura opisuje glavne znakove Cushingova sindroma (poput ljubičastih strija, slabosti mišića i nakupljanja masnoće na trupu) te osnovne testove probira: kortizol u 24-satnom urinu, noćni kortizol u slini i test s niskom dozom deksametazona. Ako su nalazi abnormalni, važno je posjetiti endokrinologa jer ti testovi nisu potpuno pouzdani.

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Information from ERCUSYN The European Register on Cushing’s Syndrome.