14679-5LOINC 2.82
Cortisol [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma --AM peak specimen
Cortis AM peak SerPl-sCnc
Definition
- Identifies a morning specimen when cortisol is at its highest point in a circadian cycle - often considered to be 8AM. Some laboratories will call this "8AM" specimen, but specimens in the range of 7AM to 9AM are acceptable. The peak time may have to be adjusted for patients on night or evening shifts because their circadian rhythms can shift with their sleeping time.
Component
- Cortisol^AM peak specimen
Specimen / system
- Ser/Plas
Class
- CHEM
Property
- SCnc
Scale
- Qn
Related names
- 17-Hydroxycorticosterone; 8 AM; 8AM; AM diurnal peak; Chemistry; circadian high; Compound F; Coritsol; Cort; F; hydrocortisone; Level; Morning; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; Post; Postdose; Post-dose; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; Spec; SR; Substance concentration
Index terms
- 17-Hydroxycorticosterone
- 8 AM
- 8AM
- AM diurnal peak
- Chemistry
- circadian high
- Compound F
- Coritsol
- Cort
- Cortisol^AM peak specimen
- F
- hydrocortisone
- Level
- Morning
- Pl
- Plasma
- Plsm
- Point in time
- Post
- Post-dose
- Postdose
- QNT
- Quan
- Quant
- Quantitative
- Random
- SerP
- SerPl
- SerPlas
- Serum
- Serum or plasma
- Spec
- SR
- Substance concentration