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Insulin tolerance test — An insulin tolerance test (ITT) is a medical diagnostic procedure during which insulin is injected into a patient s vein to assess pituitary function, adrenal function, and sometimes for other purposes. An ITT is usually ordered and interpreted… … Wikipedia
Glucose tolerance test — Intervention MeSH D005951 A glucose tolerance test is a medical test in which glucose is given and blood samples taken afterward to determine how quickly it is cleared from the blood … Wikipedia
glucose tolerance test — n a test of the body s ability to metabolize glucose that involves the administration of a measured dose of glucose to the fasting stomach and the determination of glucose levels in the blood and urine at measured intervals thereafter and that is … Medical dictionary
Insulin — This article is about the insulin protein. For uses of insulin in treating diabetes, see insulin therapy. Not to be confused with inulin. Insulin Computer generated image of six insulin molecules assembled in a hexamer, highlighting the threefold … Wikipedia
Insulin resistance — Infobox Disease Name = Insulin resistance Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1173 MeshName = Insulin+Resistance MeshNumber = C18.452.394.968.500 Insulin resistance is the… … Wikipedia
ACTH stimulation test — Diagnostics OPS 301 code 1 797 The ACTH stimulation test (also called the cosyntropin test, tetracosactide test or Synacthen test) is a medical test usually ordered and interpreted by endocrinologists to assess the functioning of the … Wikipedia
Triple bolus test — A triple bolus test or a dynamic pituitary function test is a medical diagnostic procedure used to assess a patient s pituitary function. Three hormones (usually synthetic analogues) are injected as a bolus into the patient s vein to stimulate… … Wikipedia
Dexamethasone suppression test — Diagnostics Dexamethasone OPS 301 code 1 797 … Wikipedia
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Impaired glucose tolerance — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|R|73|0|r|70 ICD9 = ICD9|271.3, ICD9|790.22 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D018149 Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) is a pre diabetic state … Wikipedia
