LABOKLIN Service ID: 1186
| Diagnosis | - PPID (Cushing‘s disease)
- Test with high sensitivity and specificity; indications: if the results
of ACTH determination or of the suppression test do not correlate
with clinical findings or are not conclusive.
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| Material | EDTA plasma 2 x 0.5 ml (centrifuged, pipette off and cool soon after sampling) |
| Execution | - First blood collection = baseline value
- Slow injection of 1 mg of TRH i.v.
- Second sample 10 min post TRH injection = stimulation value
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| Parameter | ACTH |
| Method | CLIA |
| Species list | Horse |
| Duration | 1 day |
| Assessment | Cut off value 10 min after stimulation: < 110 pg/ml;
borderline: 110 – 200 pg/ml; positive: > 200 pg/ml
These values are valid for mid-November to mid-July; so far, this test is not recommended for mid-July to mid-November. |
