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Which steroid does not interfere with cortisol measurement?
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Dexamethasone. (Suppress ACTH)
Prednisolone and it’s metabolites like Hydrocortisone (any route) can mimic cortisol in radio-immunoassay techniques of laboratory analysis, thus, these interfere.
MRCS Part A
flashcards
Decks in class (30)
# Cards
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A0 - Abdomen & Pelvis 🩱100
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A1 - Thorax 🫁32
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A2- Embriology & Paediatric Surgery🍼70
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A3 - Spine Anatomy🩻16
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A4 & 5 - 💪Upper & lower limbs🦵67
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A6 - Head & neck 🧠46
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🔪Surgery Stuff5
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🦆 1 - General Pathology1
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🦆2 - Oncology 🤹♂️1
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🦆 3 - Respiratory 🫁1
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🦆 4 - GI 💩1
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🦆 5 - Endocrine 👾1
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🦆 6 - Orthopedics 🦴2
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🦆 7 - Plastic surgery + Dermatology💅1
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🦆 8 - Breast Surgery ♀️1
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🦆9 - Neuro 🧠2
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🦆 10 - Urology 🫗1
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🦆 11 - Vascular 🫀1
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🦆 12 - Haematology 🩸0
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🦆 13 - Microbiology 🦠1
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🦆 - Paediatrics7
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🧪Physio - General1
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🧪Physio - 1.GI 🧁9
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🧪Physio - 2. Cardio🫀1
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🧪Physio - 3. Respiratory 🫁0
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🧪Physio - 4. Anaesthesia 👻0
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Ethics1
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Stats1
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Recalls (to be checked)40
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🧪Physio - 5. Renal 🫘0
