Subjects will have blood drawn at 1900 hr for baseline hormone measurements. At 2200 hr each subject will take a single oral dose of dexamethasone at 2200 hr. At 0700 hr the following day, subjects will have a blood sample drawn for hormone measurements. After this blood sample, 0.25 mg adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) will be administered as an iv bolus. At 30 and 60 minutes after Cosyntropin, blood samples will be obtained for repeat hormone measurements.
