Question 6 / 25:  Which of the following is true regarding LDDS test results for a dog: Baseline is 10 ug/dl cortisol; 4 hr is 6 ug/dl cortisol; 8 hr is at 4 ug/dl ?
A  This dog has hyperadrenocorticism secondary to pituitary dependent tumor.
B  This dog has hyperadrenocorticism secondary to adrenal tumor
C  This dog has hyperadrenocorticism but cannot determine whether pituitary dependent or adrenal
tumor
D  This dog is normal
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Explanation:

The cortisol concentration is 10 µg/dl at baseline and 4 µg/dl eight hours after dexamethasone administration, thus the dog exhibits at least 50% cortisol suppression at some point during the test, which is diagnostic for PDH.

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