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Table 2 Endogenous plasma ACTH and baseline/post-stimulation serum cortisol concentrations

From: Localized alopecia and suppression of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in dogs following treatment with difluprednate 0.05% ophthalmic emulsion (Durezol®)

Dog

Endogenous ACTH

Range: 6.7–25.0 pmol/L

Baseline Cortisol

Range: 15–110 nmol/L

Post-Stimulation Cortisol

Range: 220–550 nmol/L

1a

5.8

< 5.5

259

1b

5.8

36

259

2

5.1

< 5.5

48

3a

3.7

< 5.5

< 5.5

3b

4.8

< 5.5

< 5.5

4

4.9

< 5.5

< 5.5

5

5.6

25

386

6

15.3

52

185

7

4.7

29

284

8a

3.9

< 5.5

< 5.5

8b

3.9

< 5.5

< 5.5

9

3.1

< 5.5

< 5.5

10

6.8

65

372

11

4.7

72

356

12

14.2

45

227

13

6.9

55

290

14

3.3

< 5.5

< 5.5

  1. Dogs with repeated ACTH stimulation testing annotated as “a” and “b” to reflect chronologic order of testing. Abnormal results are bolded