IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT CARDIAC ENZYMES Things you should know about Cardiac Enzymes/markers for MI: 1) Myoglobin first comes and first goes (rises first, disappears first) 2) LDH is called "lazy enzyme" because it comes late, and goes late (rises after 24 hours and remain till 14 days) 3) Trop-I has the greatest sensitivity and specificity. 4) The investigation … [Read more...]
Glucocorticoid
GLUCOCORTICOID: Glucocorticoid include cortisol (hydrocortisone) and corticosterone: Cortisol is more potent and has 95% of glucocorticoids activity while corticosterone has only 4% of glucocorticoid activity. Source: These are secreted mainly by zona fasciculata of adrenal cortex and a small quantity by zone reticularis· 2.Nature: Glucocorticoids are C2l … [Read more...]