Short Synacthen Test

Key points

• Short synacthen test Urgent referral to the chest clinic Stop bendroflumethiazide Urgent gastroscopy Despite a normal chest x-ray an ex-smoker with shortness of breath,
• Urgent referral to the chest clinic
• Despite a normal chest x-ray an ex-smoker with shortness of breath,
• weight loss and hyponatraemia should be investigated on an urgent
• basis for lung cancer. This approach is supported by current NICE