Table 1 |
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Laboratory Presentation |
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AT PRESENTATION (Normal Range) |
VALUE |
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Serum Potassium (3.8-5.2 mEq/l) |
2.1 |
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Serum HCO3 (21-32 mEq/l) |
42 |
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Plasma Glucose (mg/dl) |
339 |
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Morning Serum Cortisol (06:15) (4.0-32 μg/dl) |
111.1 |
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ENDOCRINE WORK-UP (Normal Range) |
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1 mg Overnight Dexamethasone Supression Test (Normal cortisol < 1.8 μg/dl) |
116.7 |
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48 hour High Dose Dexamethasone Supression Test (Normal cortisol < 1.8 μg/dl) |
109.8 |
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24 hour Urine Free Cortisol (0 to 50 μg) |
16 575 |
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Plasma ACTH (10-46 pg/ml) |
278 |
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Plasma CRHa (0-10 pg/ml) |
10 |
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Plasma Chromogranin A (0-5.0 nmol/l) |
26 |
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Serum Carcinoembryonic antigen (0-5.0 ng/ml) |
10.59 |
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Serum Calcitonin (0-5 pg/ml) |
< 2.0 |
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Serum Serotonin (0-420 ng/ml) |
156 |
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Plasma Metanephrine (0-62 pg/ml) and Normetanephrine (0-145 pg/ml) |
12 37 |
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Serum Gastrin (13.0-115.0 pg/ml) |
280 |
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24 hr Urinary 5-HIAA (0-8.0 mg) |
6.7 |
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Abbreviations: ACTH, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; CRH, Corticotropin Releasing Hormone, 5-HIAA, 5-hydroxy-indoleacetic acid aCRH assay is a plasma based test by which Corticotropin Releasing Factor is measured by direct radioimmunoassay (Inter Science Institute, Inglewood, CA). |
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Shahani et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2010 5:56 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-5-56 |
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