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Assess carbohydrate metabolism
Diagnose diabetes
Diagnose hypoglycemia |
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| Factors that interfere with glucose level |
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Steroids
Diuretics
ASA
Heavy tobacco use
Increased hematocrit |
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| Impaired range for glucose |
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| Glucose level diagnostic for diabetes |
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| Conditions with increased Glucose |
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| DM, Cushing's Syndrome, Pheochromocytoma, Convulsions, Stress, CVA, Acromegaly, Pituitary Adenoma, Hemochromocytoma, Pancreatitis, Liver disease, Renal disease, Pregnancy |
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| Conditions with DECREASED glucose |
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| Islet cell tumor, Glucagon deficiency, Addison's disease, Hypoglycemic syndrome, Insulin OD, Pancreas/Stomach CA, Liver damage, Starvation |
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Serum glucose > 200
*caution with AM void* |
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| Urine glucose with normal plasma glucose |
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Fanconi's Syndrome
Pregnancy |
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| What increased glucose means |
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| Increase implies that plasma glucose level is elevated or that renal tubules have impaired capacity to reabsorb glucose |
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| Time to wait to read urine protein |
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| Time to wait to read urine glucose |
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| Normal level for urine protein |
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15 mg/dl
Perform microalbuminuria |
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30 mg/dl
Perform 24 hr urine collection |
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| Detects acetoacetic (ketoacid) in the urine which is produced in excess whenever there is lipolysis with liberation of fatty acid substrates (as in *DKA*, starvation ketosis, intoxicants) |
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| Normal elevations of urine ketones |
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Fasting
Pregnancy
Frequent strenuous exercise |
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| Time to wait to read urine ketones |
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| Use of urine microalbuminuria test |
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Used to evaluate proteinuria
Diabetes mellitus
Hypertension
Renal disease |
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| Normal urine albumin level |
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| Normal alb/cr ratio for males |
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| Normal alb/cr ratio for female |
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| Most stable renal function test in DM |
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| What type of medication can increase renal function levels in DM |
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| Non-diabetic level for HgbA1c |
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| Reasons HgbA1c may be increased |
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| Diabetes mellitus, Sickle cell, Hgb C variant, Fe deficiency anemia, EtOH intoxication, Lead toxicity |
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| Reasons HgbA1c may be decreased |
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| High Hgb F, Hemolytic anemia, Chronic blood loss, Pregnancy, Chronic RF |
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Determines insulin dosage in patients
Assists with diagnosis of DM type 1 |
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| Reasons for increased insulin levels |
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Insulinoma
Hyperinsulinism |
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| Normal range for Insulin Antibody |
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| Indications for insulin antibody test |
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| Reasons for increased insulin antibody |
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DM type 1
Autoimmune syndromes |
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| Normal Islet Cell Antibody amount |
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| Indications for Islet Cell Antibody test |
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Assesses for DM type 1
Positive for DM type 1 |
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| Normal range for C peptide |
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| Indications for C Peptide test |
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Assesses pancreatic islet cell function
Differentiates between type 1 & 2 |
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| Increased C Peptide present in... |
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Insulinoma
DM type 2
Renal failure |
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| Decreased C Peptide present in... |
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DM type 1
Insulin administration
Pancreatectomy |
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| Insulin levels in DM type 1 |
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| Insulin levels in DM type 2 |
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| C peptide levels in DM type 1 |
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| C peptide levels in DM type 2 |
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| Insulin 1 hr postprandial |
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| Glucose Tolerance test indications |
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| FH, Obesity, Unexplained hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemia in pregnancy |
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| Discontinue these meds 3 days prior to Glucose Tolerance test |
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| BCPs, Steroids, ASA, NSAIDs, Diuretics, Anticonvulsants, Hypertensives, Hypoglycemics |
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| Glucose tolerance test increased in |
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Pancreas Malignancy
Addison's Disease
Liver Disease
Hypothyroidism |
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| Glucose tolerance test decreased in |
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| DM, Postgastrectomy, Hyperthyroid, Hemochromatosis, Hyperlipidemia, Pheochromocytoma, Cushing's Disease |
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| Normal glucose at 0 min in GTT |
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| Impaired Gluc at 0 min in GTT |
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| Normal at 120 min for GTT |
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| Impaired Gluc at 120 min for GTT |
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| Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
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Diagnoses hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism
Monitors T4 replacement
Normal 0.40 - 4.5
Increased - Hypothyroid
Decreased - Hyperthyroid |
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Estimates actual T4
Normal is 0.8 - 1.8
Increased - hyperthyroid
Decreased - hypothyroid |
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Normal 4.8 - 10.4
Increased - hyperthyroid, estrogen, pregnancy
Decreased - hypothyroid |
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Normal 1.4 - 3.8
More stable in diagnosis & med monitoring
Calculation of free T4 & T3 binding ratio
Corrects for abnormal thyroid binding globulin (TBG) |
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Used for hyperthyroid conditions - Graves, adenoma
Normal 230 - 420
Increased - Graves, thyrotoxicosis, thyroid adenoma
Decreased - hypothyroid |
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