LDDS

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Acronym	Definition
LDDS	Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression (test for canine Cushing's Disease)
LDDS	Limited Distance Data Service
LDDS	Long Distance Discount Services, Inc. (est. 1983; now WorldCom, Inc.)
LDDS	Low Density Data System
LDDS	Local Distributed Data Service
LDDS	Light Division Direct Support
LDDS	Local Digital Distribution Subsystem
LDDS	Linearly Degraded Discrete Signal

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The two main tests are the low-dose dexamethasone suppression test (LDDST) and the ACTH stimulation test, but there are several other companion tests that may be recommended including the urine cortisohcreatinine ratio and advanced imaging such as abdominal ultrasound.

Cushing's Disease: This is a tricky condition to diagnose, with symptoms that can be easily but erroneously attributed to other conditions; understanding the definitive tests can help

Based on clinical presentation the patient was tested for HAC by means of a low-dose dexamethasone suppression test (LDDST).

Myolipoma associated with hyperadrenocorticism and diabetes mellitus in a female poodle/Miolipoma associado a hiperadrenocorticismo e diabetes mellitus em uma poodle femea

Clinical burnout is not reflected in the cortisol awakening response, the day-curve or the response to a low-dose dexamethasone suppression test.

We are tired of 'adrenal fatigue'

The cortisol levels could not be suppressed after both low-dose dexamethasone suppression test and high-dose dexamethasone suppression test.

A Novel Mutation of PRKAR1A Caused Carney Complex in a Chinese Patient

Overnight and Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Tests (ODST and LDDST).

Screening for Cushing Syndrome at the Primary Care Level: What Every General Practitioner Must Know

The most common screening tests for suspected Cushing syndrome are the low-dose dexamethasone suppression test and a 24-h urinary free cortisol (7).

Easy bruising in a patient with secondary amenorrhea

The following tests can be used to make the diagnosis: 24-hour urinary free cortisol, low-dose dexamethasone suppression, and late-night salivary cortisol.

Diagnostic puzzler: hypertension in teen: a routine hospitalization for drainage of a forearm abscess leads to the discovery of high blood pressure and hypokalemia in an adolescent male. What's your diagnosis?

Cortisol levels of the patient after both LDDST and HDDST, and percentage reduction of the cortisol levels, compared to baseline Test Cortisol levels after the test ([micro]g/dl) LDDST * 2.16 HDDST ** 3.98 Reduction of the cortisol levels: 82% * LDDST (Low-dose dexamethasone suppression test): 48-hour, 2 mg/day DST ** HDDST (High-dose dexamethasone suppression test): 48-hour, 8 mg/day DST Table 3.

Anatomical variations may interfere with bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling results/Anatomik varyasyonlar bilateral petrozal sinus orneklemesi sonuclarini etkileyebilir

If Cushing's disease is suspected, obtain a 24-hour urinary free-cortisol excretion test or low-dose dexamethasone suppression test.

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In a suspected case of adrenal neoplasm, or in elucidating the cause of secondary hypertension in addition to excluding pheochromocytoma by serum metanephrine or VMA in urine, cortisol production should also be measured by either serum cortisol levels or a low-dose dexamethasone suppression test.

A woman with long-standing hypertension diagnosed with metastatic adrenal carcinoma

The syndrome was defined as a plasma cortisol response greater than or equal to 1.8 mcg/dL to a low-dose dexamethasone suppression test.

Most adrenal incidentalomas are not malignant: for most patients with clinically inapparent adrenal masses, conservative management is appropriate

Low-dose dexamethasone suppression test (DST), 24-h urinary free cortisol (UFC) levels, highdose DST, corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) test and imaging modalities are among the current diagnostic approaches (4).

Thirty-four patients with Cushing's Syndrome: our clinical experience in the past 20 years/ Otuz dort Cushing's Sendromu olgusu: 20 yillik klinik deneyimlerimiz