1 ith the stress cortisol concentration and LD-ACTH stimulation tests.

2 rt cosyntropin (adrenocorticotropic hormone; ACTH) stimulation tests.

3     Nine of the 100 patients (9%) failed the ACTH stimulation test (all serum cortisol <20 microg/dL)

4 trate that 9% of adults with sepsis fail the ACTH stimulation test due to a mixture of etiologies.

5 rs after high-dose fluconazole in case 2, an ACTH stimulation test had a low peak serum cortisol of 1

6 tisol in nine septic patients who failed the ACTH stimulation test had an initial concentration of 11

7                                       The LD-ACTH stimulation test is more sensitive than the high-do

8 the stress cortisol concentration and the HD-ACTH stimulation test with a diagnostic cortisol thresho