Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Cortisol, serum or plasma
Test/Range/Collection
Cortisol, plasma or serum
8:00 AM: 5–20 mcg/dL
[140–550 nmol/L]
(time-dependent)
8 hrs post 1 mg dexamethasone given at midnight: 0–5 mcg/dL;
30–60 min post 25 units Cosyntropin [intravenously: >20 mcg/dL]
SST, PPT (light green)
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Cortisol, Serum or Plasma." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619111/all/Cortisol__serum_or_plasma.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Cortisol, serum or plasma. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619111/all/Cortisol__serum_or_plasma. Accessed November 25, 2024.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Cortisol, serum or plasma. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619111/all/Cortisol__serum_or_plasma
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Cortisol, Serum or Plasma [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2024 November 25]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619111/all/Cortisol__serum_or_plasma.
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