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Has anyone had one of these please as I would like to know if I should take my Thyroxine beforehand?

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I don't know anything about this test, but you can read up about it in this document :

imperialendo.co.uk/Bible202...

Search for the word "dexamethasone". It crops up in the document several times for different tests, and you'll have to decide which of the tests are relevant to you.

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Thank you

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