NHS site says serum cortisol test unreliable

[Guest guest]

thought this may be a keeper in files perhaps?

NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries website said if the cortisol level is between

100-500nmmol/L further investigation is required.

" Serum cortisol values ARE NOT RELIABLE, as they increase during illness. "

http://www.cks.nhs.uk/addisons_disease/management/scenario_diagnosis/investigati\

ons_suspected_adrenal_insufficiency#

[Guest guest]

I don't know if this is relevant as I just stumbled upon this and I didn't

understand the whole abstract, but it concludes with:

" The possibility of hypoadrenalism must be considered in patients with clinical

symptoms and signs, and random cortisol measurements should be carefully

interpreted. "

http://www.endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/0008/ea0008p81.htm

I think it says that the woman discussed had a higher than normal coristol

result but she did have hypoadrenalism?

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> thought this may be a keeper in files perhaps?

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> NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries website said if the cortisol level is between

100-500nmmol/L further investigation is required.

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> " Serum cortisol values ARE NOT RELIABLE, as they increase during illness. "

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http://www.cks.nhs.uk/addisons_disease/management/scenario_diagnosis/investigati\

ons_suspected_adrenal_insufficiency#

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