50454-8
Cortisol [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --2nd specimen
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Part Description
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^2nd specimen
- Property
- MCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Cortisol [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --2nd specimen
- Short Name
- Cortis sp2 SerPl-mCnc
- Display Name
- Cortisol spec 2 [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Cortisol specimen 2, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHAL
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.22
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 9655
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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de-AT | German (Austria) | Synonyms: Cortisol Abnahme 2 |
de-DE | German (Germany) | Cortisol^2. Probenmaterial: Synonyms: Kortisol |
el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Κορτιζόλη^2ο δείγμα: Synonyms: MCnc Κορτιζόλη |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Cortisol^2º especimen: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Cortisol ^2do espécimen: |
et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Kortisool^2. proov: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Cortisol^2e échantillon: |
fr-FR | French (France) | Cortisol 2nd prélèvement: |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Cortisol^2e échantillon: Synonyms: Echantillon. 2 |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Cortisolo^2° campione: Synonyms: Campione Concentrazione di Massa Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma Test di provocazione |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | cortisol^2de monster: |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Cortisol^2ª amostra: Synonyms: ; |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Кортизол^2-й образец: Synonyms: вторая проба; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Kortizol^2nci örnek: |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 皮质醇^第2个标本: Synonyms: 17-羟皮质甾酮; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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mcg/dL | REGENSTRIEF |
ug/dL | Example UCUM Units |
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