Diabetes and Endocrinology

Diabetic and endocrine diagnostic tools and tests

·Adrenal vein sampling for aldosterone, androgen levels, angiography, arterial stimulation with venous sampling, arginine stimulation test, autonomic function tests

·Basal acid output (BAO), simultaneous bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) with FRC, bone marrow aspiration

·C-peptide suppression test, captopril test, clomiphene test, calcium infusion test for medullary thyroid cancer, clonidine suppression test, daily cortisol curve, CRH test, and combined pituitary function tests (CPT).

·Glycated hemoglobin (A1C) test, stress test, finger size assessment, gastric acid secretion, glucagon test, glucose tolerance test, fasting test, fine needle aspiration of a thyroid nodule (FNA), GnRH/LHRH gonadotropin releasing hormone test

·High dose dexamethasone suppression test, hydrocortisone (HCDC), hydroxycorticosterone (18-OHB) day curve and, hyperparathyroidism investigations, - cortisol (18-OHF) tests, hyperaldosteronism investigation.