Steven J Soldin
National Institutes of Health, USA
Title: The role of mass spectrometry in improving the diagnosis and management of adrenal diseases
Biography
Biography: Steven J Soldin
Abstract
After addressing several new findings which result in optimization of steroid profile measurement, the talk will focus on how mass spectrometry improves both diagnosis and treatment of patients with adrenal diseases (24 million people in the USA). The less than optimal use of serial cortisol measurements following ACTH stimulation to diagnose and treat adrenal disorders will be addressed. Replacement of cortisol by 11-DOC is preferable and in a fairly high percentage of cases (15–30%) disagrees with the diagnosis obtained using cortisol.