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The Cushing Syndrome Conundrum: Diagnosing and Managing a Silent Driver of Hypertension Drs Marwah Abdalla and Lewis Blevins discuss Cushing Syndrome: Why it is frequently missed, how clinicians can screen for it, and how to manage it.
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Drs Marwah Abdalla and Lewis Blevins discuss Cushing Syndrome: Why it is frequently missed, how clinicians can screen for it, and how to manage it.
Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1003185. The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.
Resources
Endogenous Cushing Syndrome https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2233083-overview
2025 AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40811516/
Adrenal Hypercortisolism: A Closer Look at Screening, Diagnosis, and Important Considerations of Different Testing Modalities https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31069279/
Diagnostic Testing of Autonomous Cortisol Secretion in Adrenal Incidentalomas https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33032259/
Physiology, Renin Angiotensin System https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470410/
Dexamethasone Suppression Test https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542317/
A New Clinical Model to Estimate the Pre-Test Probability of Cushing's Syndrome: The Cushing Score https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34675882/
Late-night Salivary Cortisol and Cortisone Should Be the Initial Screening Test for Cushing's Syndrome https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35671282/
Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion: Pathophysiology, Comorbidities and Management Approaches https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38649778/
SUN-451 Adrenalectomy Improves Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients With Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion: Results of a RCT https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12543531/
Pheochromocytoma https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/124059-overview
Fleischner Society Guideline Recommendations for Incidentally Detected Pulmonary Nodules and the Probability of Lung Cancer https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36049538/
Approach to Patients With Pseudo-Cushing's States https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31846432/
Metabolic Syndrome https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459248/
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Release Date: 29/01/2026, 21:13:29
