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Late-Night Salivary Cortisol. Late-night salivary cortisol is one of the most sensitive diagnostic tests for Cushingâs syndrome. Elevated cortisol between 11:00 p.m. and midnight appears to be the earliest detectable abnormality in many patients with this disorder.hree diagnostic studies are currently recommended: late-night salivary cortisol, 24 hour urine free cortisol, low-dose dexamethasone suppression. If any of these tests is abnormal, a referral to an endocrinologist is strongly encouraged.
What is Cortisol and what does it do? Cortisol is a steroid hormone, more specifically a glucocorticoid which is secreted by the adrenal glands (a hormone is a chemical which is made in one part of the body, but passes into the bloodstream and has effects on other parts of the body). You have two small adrenal glands which sit above each kidney.