Serum cortisol level to screen for significant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression in patients receiving multiple steroid injections

By sjmartinez • February 2, 2024

Lee D, Carrera EJ, Hagens R, Yeung G, Garvan CW, Rothman MS, Akuthota V. Serum cortisol level to screen for significant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression in patients receiving multiple steroid injections. Pain Med. 2024 Feb 1;25(2):97-103. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnad138. PMID: 37819765.

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