Dear Phil, We use the OMT routinely at Imperial College NHS Trust. Please see our protocol (from the Imperial College Endocrine Bible): http://www.imperialendo.com/for-doctors/dynamic-function-testing/metyrapone-test Best wishes, Jaimini Cegla ---------------------------------------------------- Dr Jaimini Cegla BSc MSc MBBS MRCP Specialty Registrar in Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Wellcome Trust Research Fellow, Imperial College London ________________________________________ From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Philip Monaghan [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 08 August 2012 10:45 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: metyrapone test. Dear Colleagues, Do any of your endocrinologists use the overnight metyrapone test for assessment of the HPA axis, and if so, could you send me your protocols? Many thanks. Phil __________________________ Dr Phillip J Monaghan BSc MSc PhD Senior Clinical Scientist Department of Clinical Biochemistry The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Wilmslow Road Withington Manchester M20 4BX ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/