IDEXX SNAP® Cortisol Test

Everyone benefits

How will the SNAP® Cortisol Test benefit your clients?

• Testing in-house during patient visits allows you to make decisions immediately, saving your clients anxiety and saving you time.

• You can discuss treatment plans on the spot with pet owners and begin appropriate treatment immediately.

• You'll be providing cost-effective testing—a value your clients will appreciate.

A reliable in-house test for adrenal function
Spontaneous hyperadrenocorticism is a common endocrine disorder in dogs over six years of age. Diagnosis of this disease should include evaluation of the history and clinical signs, as well as the resuts of blood chemistry and screening tests. The most commonly used screening tests are the ACTH stimulation test and low-dose dexamethasone suppression test. The ACTH stimulation test can also be used to monitor the response to treatment and to diagnose hypoadrenocorticism. SNAP Cortisol Tests allow you to measure cortisol concentrations using your in-house laboratory, providing the convenience of timely results and the ability to initiate or modify therapy immediately.

Correlation of the IDEXX SNAP Cortisol Test with radioimmunoassy*
Each SNAP cortisol lot is tested with canine serum from healthy animals and from animals being tested for adrenal disease using either dexamethasone suppression or ACTH stimulation tests. The IDEXX internal calibration process ensures that each lot of cortisol maintains a high level of performance and will provide accurate results for patient samples across all areas of the range.

Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's syndrome)—A diagnosis and the decision to treat should not be based solely on laboratory testing, but should include the presence of clinical signs such as polyuria/polydipsia, abdominal enlargement, alopecia, decreased exercise tolerance, calcinosis cutis, hyperpigmentation, panting, lethargy and obesity.

Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison's disease)—It is important to rule out the presenting signs and symptoms (anorexia, lethargy, depression, vomiting, weakness, weight loss, diarrhea, dehydration, bradycardia, weak femoral pulse, waxing/waning symptoms) as being iatrogenic, and include electrolytes, a physical exam and history when diagnosing Addison's disease. It is crucial that these signs are identified quickly to prevent or correct a potential Addisonian crisis.