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Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate (DHEA-S) (Serum (s), frozen)

Testcode: E_DHEAS
Specimens: 500 µl Serum (s), frozen
Preanalytics/Notes:

Patients receiving high doses of biotin (> 5 mg / day) should be sampled at least 8 hours after the last application, as high levels of biotin may interfere with the test system.

Method: ECLIA
Dimension: µg/dl
Alternate dimension: µmol/l (Factor: 0.02714)  Calculator
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Duration: 1 day
Indication/Significance:
  1. Diagnostic assessment of hirsutism and virilism
  2. Suspected adrenocortical tumour, in particular carcinomas
  3. In the event of primary adrenocortical insufficiency, assessment of the reticular layer
  4. Suspected congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
Interpretation:
Further tests: Total testosterone and free testosterone, SHBG

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Abrechnung GOÄ

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