The main purpose of this Manual is to provide useful guidelines for the selection of pathology tests and to facilitate interpretation of results.
Contains a comprehensive listing of all genes from the Human Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) database alongside laboratories and tests available in the country.
A manual for the process of macroscopic dissection in Anatomical Pathology laboratories.
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Keywords: Adrenocorticotropic hormone
10 mL blood in chilled EDTA tube; plasma separated and frozen immediately. Collect sample between 0800-0900 h.
Immunoassay.
< 10 pmol/L (dependent on time of collection).
Investigation of the aetiology of corticosteroid excess or deficiency, as a baseline or as part of a suppression test (eg, Dexamethasone suppression test-long, Dexamethasone suppression test-overnight, in conjunction with Cortisol and/or Cortisol urine).
See Cushing's syndrome and Adrenocortical insufficiency.
Corticosteroid excess may be associated with high ACTH levels (ectopic or pituitary source) or low levels (adrenal tumour).
Corticosteroid deficiency may be associated with high ACTH levels (primary adrenal insufficiency) or low levels (pituitary deficiency).
Findling JW, Raff H. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2001; 30: 729-747.
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The RCPA is the leading organisation representing Pathologists and Senior Scientists in Australasia.
Its mission is to train and support pathologists and senior scientists and to improve the use of pathology testing to achieve better healthcare.
The annual scientific meeting for the RCPA which covers the scientific disciplines of Anatomical, Chemical, Forensic, Genetic, General, Haematology, Immunopathology and Microbiology.
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