cushing's

In this picture, after the negative result of chest/abd MRI, why do we go directly to BIPSS, not pituitary MRI??

Hi all, Just wondering if someone could please explain the process of iatrogenic hyperadrenocorticism to me? My understanding is that therapeutic glucocorticoids cause atrophy of the adrenals due to the negative feedback loop, downregulation of ACTH etc etc. So why would atrophy result in hyper...

Cushing's disease is a condition where there is increased ACTH production due to an underlying pituitary adenoma. Hirsutism is the abnormal growth of facial hair, generally referring to the growth of facial hair in a woman. Hirsutism can happen in Cushing's disease because the increased ACTH...