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Cortisol Checks
by JULIE SCHELL - June 23, 2009
Hello! For Cushing's patients that are treated with TCVM, how often should their cortisol and alt/alp levels be analyzed? Thank you!
Julie
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by naturevet
June 23, 2009
Hi Julie,

I look for the first obvious declines in ALP showing within 3 to 4 weeks of starting effective therapy. Normalization of ACTH stim test results can be observed after a year. Often the animal will be acting clinically normal long before then.

That's my experience, anyway, at least for pituitary dependent cases.

S
by JULIE SCHELL
June 24, 2009
Thank you Steve!
Julie
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