Cushing's syndrome, or hypercortisolism, is a relatively rare hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the body's tissues to high levels of the hormone cortisol. Symptoms include: upper body obesity, rounded face, increased fat around the neck, thinning arms and legs, fatigue, weakness, high blood pressure, and. mood disorders.
In brief: Uniform standered. Pt is prothrombin time, inr is international normalized ratio, both measure cloting tendency in disease and in health. In pt each time you need contol which varies place to place and some what unpredictble. So inr solves the problem by uniform standred all over the world.
Real-time PCR and quantitative PCR (qPCR) Real-Time PCR refers to the fact that measurements are made during the amplification as opposed to at the end of PCR. qPCR introduces the idea that the data provides quantification of the target. This is where opinions diverge.