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A 7-year-old female spayed Labrador Retriever presents with polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, bilateral symmetrical non-pruritic alopecia over the trunk, and a pendulous 'pot-bellied' abdomen. What endocrine screening test is considered the most sensitive for diagnosing canine hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's syndrome)?

Single baseline morning serum cortisol measurement Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) response test Urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPC) alone Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test (LDDST, 0.01 mg/kg IV measuring cortisol at 0, 4, and 8 hours)

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Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test (LDDST, 0.01 mg/kg IV measuring cortisol at 0, 4, and 8 hours)

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