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urine sample, female urinary tract, male urinary tract, 24-hour urinary free cortisol, ufc, a cortisol urine test measures the amount, cortisol, in the urine, a 24-hour urine sample is needed, to discontinue drugs, interfere, on day 1, urinate, toilet, get up, afterwards, collect all urine, special container, the next 24 hours, keep the container, cool place, test period, on day 2, urinate, container, get up, cap the container, label the container, time of completion, in the refrigerator, a cool place, returned, infants, thoroughly wash the area around the urethra, open a urine collection bag, a plastic bag, an adhesive paper on one end, place it on the infant, males, entire penis, in the bag, adhesive attached, skin, females, bag, over the labia, diaper, usual over the secured bag, take a couple of attempts, lively infants, displace the bag, causing the specimen to be absorbed by the diaper, infant, checked frequently, bag changed, infant has urinated, bag, urine is drained, container, transport, deliver it, upon completion, no special preparation is necessary, collection is taken, infant, a couple of extra collection bags necessary, test involves only normal urination, no discomfort, test, evaluate, decreased cortisol production, cortisol, steroid hormone released, adrenal gland in response to acth, a hormone, anterior pituitary gland, in the brain, cortisol levels rise, fall, highest levels occur at, 6 to 8 a, m, lowest levels at, midnight, cortisol affects many different body systems, plays a role in lipid, carbohydrate, protein metabolism, cortisol also plays a role, in the bone, circulatory, nervous, immune systems, cortisol is critical, normal stress responses, different diseases, cushing's disease, addison's disease, lead to either over-, under-production of cortisol, urinary free cortisol measurements, to diagnose these conditions, urinary free cortisol, measurement, the cortisol, in the urine that is not attached to other substances, free cortisol represents the active form, the hormone, urine measurement directly reflects the blood level of cortisol, normal range is 10 to 100 mcg/24 h, normal value ranges, among different laboratories, mcg/24 h = micrograms per 24 hours, increased levels of urine cortisol, acth-secreting tumor, cushing's syndrome, pituitary-independent, cushing's disease, pituitary-dependent, pseudo-cushing's, decreased levels of urine cortisol, addison's disease, hypopituitarism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, exogenous cushing's syndrome, cushings syndrome adrenal tumor, interfering factors, severe emotional, physical stress, medications, glucocorticoids, lithium, diuretics, ketoconazole, estrogens, tricyclic antidepressants.