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A 43-year old asked:
What would cause your acth blood levels to change?
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A 30-year old female asked:
24 hours urinary free cortisol level(3 samples) is high,but acth (blood)is normal.Have I got Cushing's syndrome or these values depends to my obesity?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Trying to figure out why my periods are messed up.All blood work is good except my growth hormone(0.1ng/ml) and acth (6 pg/ml).Are those levels ok?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I am currently on hydrocortisone & fludrocortisone for addisons disease. When the dr runs a blood test for Adrenocorticotropic Hormone level & it comes back normal is that because I am on oral steroids?
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A 26-year old male asked:
How long for an acth blood test to come back?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Blood cortisol(8am.) in range but >5mcg/dl.ACTH in range but >15pg/ml.many symptoms of Cushing's syndrome.should I need other exams?thanks
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A 40-year old female asked:
I have a reverse sleep schedule. If I have cortisol and acth blood tests, should I do them at a different time than most people? I sleep 5am-2pm.
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A 37-year old female asked:
My doctor requested a acth stim test on my blood req. All they did was draw blood. They didn't inject me with anything. Did they do the wrong test?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Low acth just out of range, norm 24hr cort, high blood cort. Just out of range. What could cause this? Should i be concerned? Had bad anxiety attacks
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A 30-year old female asked:
I have many symptoms of Cushing's syndrome but ACTH and cortisol(blood) in range.my dr suggest me MRI hypophysis. It's really necessary?thanks
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A 37-year old female asked:
What is an acth stimulation test for? What does it diagnose? I took one and it was a simple blood test. Is that normal?
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A 54-year old male asked:
How long do acth blood test take? Had one had to wait 3 weeks, it was no resulted, had MRI head scan, it said unable to read due patient movement.
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A 19-year old female asked:
Acth plasma and cortisol blood tests were normal but I have strong addisons symptoms with bronzing.What to do? Should I do an acth stimulation test?
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A 54-year old male asked:
Endocrinology. What specific blood test covers pit & hypothalmus, thymus adrenal glands.No acth allowed, scans wont be read anywhere in uk, need closure?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Always so cold, low blood pressure 77/42 sometimes. Low blood sugar. ACTH stimulation test ok. But sometimes low cortisol. Ideas?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Normal ACTH stimulation test could I still have secondary adrenal insufficiency? I have low blood pressure and low blood sugar
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A 41-year old female asked:
Lightheaded, fatigue, low blood pressures, salt cravings. On very high salt and florinef. Normal AM cortisol. Doctor ordered ACTH stim test. What is that checking and will it likely be normal since AM cortisol was normal?
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A 29-year old female asked:
My cortisol + ACTH are both very low. I also have severe nausea, fatigue, and low blood pressure. My ACTH stim test showed that I do *not* have adrenal insufficiency. Could the low cortisol still be the cause of the nausea? If so, how do I raise it?
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A 25-year old male asked:
My symptoms: dry red cheeks resembling moon face, belly fat, excessive sweating, acne.But cortisol and acth blood test came up normal. Is it cushings?
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A 41-year old asked:
What can cause elevated levels of cortisol and acth over prolonged periods of time?
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A 22-year old female asked:
My acth test came back low, but my cortisol levels were normal. I also have darkening of the skin. What could be the reason?
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A 25-year old female asked:
ACTH levels were 6 then 7. Range is 6-50 could this still be low? not fasted. I also have hypoglycemia & periodic hypokalemia. What could this be?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I have high ACTH level what does it mean ?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Is normal acth plasma level enough to conclude addison's disease?
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A 35-year old asked:
What can cause prolonged elevated levels of both acth and am cortisol?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the cause of hyperpigmentation. Is it related to high levels of acth?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Can ACTH test rule out Cushing's? ACTH stim. Cortisol levels: T0: 9.1 T30: 16.6 and T60min: 18.6. Should I have 24 hr cortisol levels checked?
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A 49-year old asked:
How does oral cortisol affect acth hormone and aldosterone levels?
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A 43-year old female asked:
My acth level is 1.1 and cortisol is 2.2. My question is, if im sick and tachy, should I be worried? I have a pituitary adenoma.
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A 30-year old male asked:
If cushing's disease also has increased levels of acth why arent these patients with hyperpigmentation like addisons disease?
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