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82530 Cortisol free

Pathology & Lab

Also known as: free cortisol, plasma free cortisol assay

Laboratory assay measuring free (unbound) cortisol concentration in serum or plasma, representing the physiologically active portion not bound to cortisol-binding globulin.

Clinical Context

Indicated in diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome, evaluation of adrenal insufficiency, and assessment of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function.

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Specialties

pathologyendocrinologypsychiatry

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