Dexamethasone Level (Blood)

Testing Laboratory

Department

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Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

DEXA

Test Code (Numeric Code)

8840

Synonyms

Dexamethasone

Specimen Type

• Plasma
• Serum

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• SST II (Gold Cap)

Acceptable

• Lithium Heparin - Non-gel (Green Cap)
• Plain (Red Top)

Dexamethasone level test may be indicated separately.
This is not part of the overnight Dexamethasone Suppression test.

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