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Labs Report Shows Some Auto Immune Disorder, Hormone Disorder. Variation In Cortisol Levels. Worried?
Hello. I just received a print out of my labs from the last year to take to a specialist because i am having a lot of problems arise. We are fairly certain i have some type of auto immune disorder as well as hormone imbalance . One thing on my labs that really concerned me was that i had a dexamethosone suppression test ( cortisol ) done 6 months apart at 8 in the am. The results the first time were 0.8 and the second time were 0.5. Some other concerning labs were that my creatinine has always been low. my a/g ratio is always low. my chloride was high. my anion gap was low. my crp was high. I am really curious about the cortisol levels and if there may have been a reason they were not addressed?
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Your low cortisol after taking dexamethasone is normal response. You should be concerned only if your cortisol is more than 1.8 after dexamethasone.
Your low cortisol after taking dexamethasone is normal response. You should be concerned only if your cortisol is more than 1.8 after dexamethasone.
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