Endocrine & metabolic · UKMLA & AKT
Cushing syndrome
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Cushing's syndrome - any cause of excess glucocorticoids (broad clinical syndrome)
- Cushing's disease - specifically ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma
- Exogenous (iatrogenic) - most common cause overall; suppresses HPA axis → low/undetectable ACTH
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