CORTISOL SUPPRESSION BY DEXAMETHASONE, OVERNIGHT LOW DOSE

CORTISOL SUPPRESSION BY DEXAMETHASONE, OVERNIGHT LOW DOSE

Method: CLIA

Results in SAMPLE DAILY, REPORT ON SAME DAY

What this test checks

You take a dexamethasone pill at night; morning cortisol shows whether suppression occurred. No suppression suggests Cushing's.

Why do people get this test?

Standard screening test for Cushing's syndrome.

When you should consider this test

Suspected Cushing's syndrome
Round face with stretch marks
Specialist requested

How to prepare

Take a 1mg dexamethasone tablet at 11 PM; sample drawn at 8 AM.

Price (MRP)

NPR 1,500

Quantity

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Home sample collection across Kathmandu
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