38551-8
Cortisol [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --pre or post dose dexamethasone
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LP14161-1 Cortisol
Cortisol is a glucocorticoid produced in the adrenal cortex. A synthetic version of this same chemical is called hydrocortisone and manufactured as medication. Cortisol is not to be confused with cortisone, a closely related compound with much less (PubChem calls it "inactive") biologic activity. Cortisone is also offered as a drug, and it is converted to cortisol (the active form) in the liver. They both have a circadian rhythm with peak in the AM (around 8AM) and trough in the evening (around midnight), but this shifts according to sleep habits (work shifts). The morning measurement, which should be high, is most useful for diagnosing Addison's disease (too little cortisol) and the evening measurement, which should be low, is the most useful for diagnosing Cushing's disease (too much cortisol). Salivary cortisol may be a more sensitive measure than serum or plasma.
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Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Cortisol^pre or post dose dexamethasone
- Property
- MCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Cortisol [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --pre or post dose dexamethasone
- Short Name
- Cortis pre/p Dex SerPl-mCnc
- Display Name
- Cortisol pre or post dose dexamethasone [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Cortisol before Or after dexamethasone, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHAL
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.14
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 15739
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Κορτιζόλη^προ ή κατόπιν δόσης δεξαμεθαζόνης: Synonyms: MCnc Δεξαμεθαζόνη Κορτιζόλη |
es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | cortisol^antes de 1 mg de dexametasona vía oral durante la noche: |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Cortisol^Pre-pos dosis de dexametasona: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Cortisol ^ antes o después de la dosis de dexametasona: |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Cortisolo^pre o post dose desametasone: Synonyms: Concentrazione di Massa dopo dose dopo dose di desametasone Plasma prima o dopo dose di desametasone Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma Test di provocazione |
ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 코티솔^덱사메타손 투여 전/후: |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | cortisol^voor of na dosis dexamethason: |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Cortisol^pré/pós dose de dexametasona: Synonyms: ; |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Кортизол^до или после дозы дексаметазона: Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Kortizol^önc veya snr dekzametazon dozu: |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 皮质醇^在给予地塞米松之前/之后: Synonyms: 17-羟皮质甾酮; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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ug/dL | Example UCUM Units |
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