54211-8
Cortisol [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma --24 hours 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^24H post dose dexamethasone
- Property
- SCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Cortisol [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma --24 hours post dose dexamethasone
- Short Name
- Cortis 24h p DEX SerPl-sCnc
- Display Name
- Cortisol 24 Hr post dose dexamethasone [Moles/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Cortisol 24 hr after dexamethasone, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHAL
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.27
- Last Updated
- Version 2.70 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Κορτιζόλη^24 ώρες κατόπιν δόσης δεξαμεθαζόνης: Synonyms: SCnc Δεξαμεθαζόνη Κορτιζόλη |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Cortisol^24H pos dosis dexametasona: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Cortisol ^24 horas después de la dosis dexametasona: |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Cortisol^24 h post dose dexaméthasone: |
fr-FR | French (France) | Cortisol T24h après dexaméthasone: |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Cortisol^24 h post dose dexaméthasone: |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Cortisolo^24h post dose desametazone: Synonyms: 24 ore dopo dose 24 ore dopo soppressione con desametazone Concentrazione di Sostanza dopo dose dopo dose di desametasone Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma Test di provocazione |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | cortisol^24 uur na dosis dexamethason: Synonyms: 24U na dosis 24U na dosis dexamethason |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Cortisol^24 hs após dose de dexametasona: Synonyms: Decadron; |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Кортизол^24 часа после дозы дексаметазона: Synonyms: Количественный Молярность; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Kortizol^24Sa snr dekzametazon dozu: |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 皮质醇^在给予剂量地塞米松之后24小时: Synonyms: 17-羟皮质甾酮; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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nmol/L | Example UCUM Units |
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