Version 2.78

Term Description

Elevated cortisol levels are associated with Cushing Syndrome (CS), and the severity of CS is associated with the duration and extent of excess glucocorticoid exposure. Measuring the cortisol level in hair can provide information about cortisol levels up to 18 months before the time of sampling, while serum, saliva and urine samples reflect only current systemic cortisol levels. Hair cortisol concentrations vary in accordance with the clinical course and may provide a way to assess cortisol exposure over time. PMID: 19609841
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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. Source: Regenstrief Help

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Cortisol
Property
SCnt
Time
Pt
System
Hair
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Long Common Name
Cortisol [Moles/mass] in Hair
Short Name
Cortis Hair-sCnt
Display Name
Cortisol (Hair) [Moles/Mass]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Cortisol, Hair

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.54
Last Updated
Version 2.54
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Cortisol:Contenido en sustancia:Punto temporal:Pelo:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Cortisol:Contenido de la sustancia:Punto temporal:Cabello:Cuantitativo:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Kortisool:SCnt:Pt:Hair:Qn:
Synonyms: Ainehulga sisaldus Juhuslik Juuksed Kvantitatiivne
fr-CA French (Canada) Cortisol:Contenu de substance:Temps ponctuel:Cheveu:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Cortisol:Moles/Masse:Ponctuel:Cheveux:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Cortisol:Contenu de substance:Temps ponctuel:Cheveu:Quantitatif:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Cortisolo:SCnt:Pt:Pelo:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Contenuto di Sostanza Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) cortisol:mol/massa:moment:haar:kwantitatief:
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Кортизол:МолСод:ТчкВрм:Волосы:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Моляльность;Молярная весовая концентрация Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Kortizol:Subİçrk:Zmlı:Saç:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 皮质醇:物质的量含量:时间点:毛发:定量型:
Synonyms: 17-羟皮质甾酮;17-羟皮质酮;化合物 F;可的索;氢化可的松;皮质甾醇;考的索 克分子含量;克分子含量(单位质量);摩尔含量;摩尔含量(单位质量);物质的量含量(单位质量) 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类 发;头发;毛 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间

Example Units

Unit Source
nmol/g Example UCUM Units

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