| |
Time (min)
|
|---|
|
0
|
30
|
60
|
|---|
|
Cortisol (μg/dl)
|
< 0.2
|
1.0
|
1.4
|
|
Aldosterone
|
5.7
|
14.1
|
16.5
|
- Blood samples were taken at 0 (just before) and at 30 and 60 min after synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone 1–24 (cosyntropin hydroxide 0.25 mg) was intravenously administered in the morning (9 a.m.). The patient had a low plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone level (2.3 pg/ml) and low plasma renin activity (< 0.2 ng/ml/h) just before cosyntropin administration
