Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone) Test
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Taking medicine, such as corticosteroids and medicines that act like cortisol or cause the release of cortisol, including amphetamines, lithium carbonate, and insulin.
- Being drunk (intoxicated).
- Being pregnant or having your period.
- Having a severe injury.
- Physical or emotional stress.
- Having a medical test that uses a radioactive tracer within 1 week before an ACTH test.
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| Author: | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC | Last Updated August 3, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine David C.W. Lau, MD, PhD, FRCPC - Endocrinology & Metabolism | |
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| Topic Contents | |
| Test Overview | |
| Why It Is Done | |
| How To Prepare | |
| How It Is Done | |
| How It Feels | |
| Risks | |
| Results | |
 | What Affects the Test |
| What To Think About | |
| References | |
| Credits | |