Abstract
The adrenocortical function of 59 patients on regular hemodialysis treatment was tested on 105 occasions by measuring the 30-min response of free plasma 11-hydroxycorticosteroids (11-OHCS) after intramuscular injection of 0.25 mg Synacthen (beta1-24-corticotrophin). The morning basal levels of 11-OHCS were within the normal range. The increase of 11-OHCS after injection of Synacthen was less than normal in 25% of the patients. In 9 patients with a low response an extended Synacthen test was performed. This caused a normal increase in plasma 11-OHCS but the response came later than in normal persons. After 0.25 mg Synacthen intramuscularly the 30-min response of 11-OHCS seemed to be lower on the first day than on the second day after dialysis. The present study supports the view that the pituitary-adrenocortical system is essentially intact in patients on regular hemodialysis treatment.
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