The nurse is taking care of a patient with symptoms concerning for Cushing’s syndrome/disease, namely moon facies, acanthosis nigricans, hair loss, thinning of skin, weight gain, hyperglycemia, hypertension, and osteoporosis. Initial diagnostic tests found the patient’s Cushing syndrome to be ACTH-dependent. Which of the following diagnostic tests would best differentiate between an ectopic ACTH-producing source versus a pituitary source?
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