Test Name DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST
Orderable CPT -
OVT 12309051003
Synonyms DEXAMETHASONE CUSHINGS
Result Test Name CORTISOL
Laboratory QUEST LAB
Result Test Code 3541
Laboratory Test Name Dexamethasone Suppression Test (DST) 1 Specimen
Reportable Test Name -
Result LOINC -
Collection Container SST
Units -
Collection Requirements Preferred Specimen(s) 1 mL serum
Container Temp Room Temperature (1)
Container Volume 1.000
Test Info This is Quest Test Code 6921. Collection Instructions The ordering physician should administer 1 mg Dexamethasone between 11:00 p.m. and midnight. Draw serum for cortisol testing between 7:00-9:00 a.m. the next morning. Mark tube with time and date drawn. Note: Dexamethasone not supplied by the laboratory.
Shipping Instructions Transport Container Serum Separator Tube (SST?) Transport Temperature Room temperature