ACTH blood tests measures the amount of adrenocorticotropic hormone, known as ACTH, in the blood. ACTH is a hormone made by the pituitary gland.
It regulates the production and secretion of the hormone cortisol by the adrenal gland.
This test is normally performed on persons with whose cortisol hormone levels are abnormal. It can help to diagnose adrenal or pituitary diseases such as Cushing's syndrome, Cushing's disease, Addisons disease, adrenal tumours, and pituitary tumours.
A specially labelled blood sample collection kit containing everything needed by a nurse or doctor to take the blood sample. The kit will be unique and coded specifically to you.
A Medical History & Lifestyle questionnaire is included with this test. It covers important areas such as illness, injuries, medical conditions, medication, family health history and much more.
The Medical History & Lifestyle questionnaire provides us with vital information which can affect how your results are interpreted and what advice you receive.
You will have secure online access to your medical reports and results held on our secure web servers. If required, we will also send you a hard copy by post.
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Phlebotomy
