What does an increased Cortisol level mean...Help!

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I don't know if this is the forum for this question, but cananyone help to explain this to me?

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Here is a good site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003693.htm

and here is a related thread: https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/elevated-cortisol-level-what-does-mean-87944.html

Hope that helps!

Funny you should mention this because just this week, after 10 years of being treated for lupus they decided I don't have it and now they are looking at Cushing's Syndrome, which is why I was researching cortisol as you wrote this, lol :)

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Specializes in IM/Critical Care/Cardiology.

Thanks Cobweb,

That is exactly what we are trying to R/O. Cushings Syndrome! Awesome comment.

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