Cortisol, serum, morning — lab reference
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Unit: µg/dL
Male: 7-25
Female: 7-25
How to read this marker
Collect at a defined time. Assay-specific; dynamic testing may be required.
The wider testing context
For some hormone tests, the time of day, y…
Cortisol, serum, afternoon/evening — lab reference
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Unit: µg/dL
Male: 2-14
Female: 2-14
How to read this marker
Time-specific and assay-specific.
The wider testing context
For some hormone tests, the time of day, your position, fasting, stress, sleep, medi…
ACTH, morning — lab reference
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Unit: pg/mL
Male: 7.2-63
Female: 7.2-63
How to read this marker
Your clinician may request a morning sample, collected and handled in a particular way, alongside a cortisol test.
The wider testing context…
Growth hormone, random — lab reference
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Unit: ng/mL
Male: Not diagnostically fixed
Female: Not diagnostically fixed
How to read this marker
Pulsatile secretion makes random GH difficult to interpret; stimulation/suppression testing may be needed…
Parathyroid hormone (intact PTH) — lab reference
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Unit: pg/mL
Male: 15-65
Female: 15-65
How to read this marker
Ask your clinician to read this result with calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin D, and kidney function.
The wider testing context
For some…
Aldosterone — lab reference
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Unit: ng/dL
Male: Posture/time/lab-specific
Female: Posture/time/lab-specific
How to read this marker
Sodium intake, posture, potassium, time, medications, and renin method are essential.
The wider testin…
Renin / plasma renin activity — lab reference
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Unit: assay-specific
Male: Posture/time/lab-specific
Female: Posture/time/lab-specific
How to read this marker
Direct renin and plasma renin activity are not interchangeable.
The wider testing context
For…
Aldosterone-renin ratio — lab reference
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Unit: calculated
Male: Method-specific
Female: Method-specific
How to read this marker
Screening cutoff depends on units, method, medications, potassium, and collection protocol.
The wider testing context…
Plasma free metanephrines — lab reference
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Unit: nmol/L
Male: Age/assay-specific
Female: Age/assay-specific
How to read this marker
How you sit or lie down for the sample, and stress during collection, can affect this result. Use the cutoff from th…
Reduced glutathione (GSH) — lab reference
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Unit: assay-specific
Male: Lab-specific
Female: Lab-specific
How to read this marker
Ask your clinician to specify whole blood, RBC, plasma, or intracellular method. Preanalytic handling is critical.
The …
Oxidized glutathione (GSSG) — lab reference
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Unit: assay-specific
Male: Lab-specific
Female: Lab-specific
How to read this marker
The test method and how the sample is protected after collection can affect this number.
The wider testing context
Ther…
GSH/GSSG ratio — lab reference
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Unit: calculated
Male: Lab-specific
Female: Lab-specific
How to read this marker
This ratio is useful only when both measurements were made using a reliable paired method.
The wider testing context
There …
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