ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.
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All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
