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Equine PPID (Cushing’s) Profile

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Overview

ItemValue
Targets
  • Adrenocorticotropic hormone
  • Glucose
  • Insulin
    MethodClin Path, Endocrine
    Sample CommentEDTA plasma - 1.5 mL and serum - 1.5 mL
    Turnaround Time1 Week
    SpeciesEquine

    Shipping & Handling

    ItemValue
    Specimines ContainerPurple and red top tube. DO NOT use SST Tube.
    Shipping & HandlingCentrifuge samples within 4 hours of collection. Transfer samples into plain red top or plastic tubes. Label the appropriate tubes as “serum” or “EDTA plasma”. Freeze Immediately. Ship on ice packs.

    Additional Information

    Avoid hemolysis. For resting/basal insulin horses should NOT be fasted but be sampled in the fed state (hay/pasture only); grain/concentrate should be withheld for 12 hours prior to sampling.