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Glucose tolerance test |
●Referred to as GTT. There are 3 types of glucose tolerance test ●2 hours post prandial mean during or relating to dinner or lunch ●Usually used to determine diabetes in pregnant females ●concern regarding weight gain in mother and usually deliver adnormally large babies |
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3 hour glucose tolerance |
Used to diagnose diabetes mellitus (hyperglycemia ) Ex: of symptoms include frequent urination and increase thirst |
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5 hour glucose tolerance |
Used to diaginse hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) □some example of symptoms include anixtey, sweating, palpitations and nausea |
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Produce of 2 hour Post Prandiat (2 hours PP) |
1- ask patient if they are NPO 2-do not proceed if they have eaten 3-draw fasting blood sugar using gray top tube 4- secure fasting urine specimen 5- administer to adult patient 100 grams of glucose (glucola, koladex,ext) 6- start stopwatch or note time 2 hours after ingestion of glucose, draw second blood sugar and secure urine sample |
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Interpretation |
●Both urine should be negative for sugar ● the FBS should be 70 to 100 mg/dl ●second blood sugar should be b/t 120 to 140 mg/dl (Sugar about 140 mg/dl, suspect diabetes) ☆futher diagnostic work up may be required |
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Procedure for 3 hour Glucose Tolerance |
1- ask patient if NPO 2- do not procede if they eaten 3- explain to patient that they are not eat, smoke, or exercise during test 4- they are to remain in area for duration of test (3 hours) 5- encourage them to drink water |
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Procedure for 3 hour glucose test |
6- have supplies ready, (gray top or red top) Oral glucose dose, urine containers, emesis basin in case they become nauseous, gauze pads, alcohol, etc.. 7- draw FBS and secure urine samples, some facilities check unrine sample for sugar and nofoty physician if positive ●administer glucose load |
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Procedure for 3 hour glucose tolerance |
■advise patient that all must be consumed within 5 minutes. Note time ■if patient become nauseous give them ice to suck on or have them lay down ■if they vomit during within 30 minutes of administration, estimate how much fluid was regurgitated and call doctor. (Physician may cancel test ) ■ draw blood sugar and secure urine sample at 1/2, 1, 2 and 3 hours after administration of glucose load. ■ make sure blood and urine samples are labeled within time sample was obtained |
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5 hours gluocse tolerance (test) |
GTT- pancreas does not produce enough insulin ●can not tolerate sugar ● 100 grams glucose post prandial |
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Blood culture |
■ produce is used to diagnose septicemia ■septicemia is presence of baterica in blood stream can be fatal if untreated ■ if multiple test are requested on patient, blood culture are drawn first ■use speical types of evacuated bottles that comtain food for baterica to use during growth (media) |
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Blood culture (2 type of container) |
Aerobic- is for baterica that requires air for growth Anaerobic - for baterica that do not require air for growth |
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Blood culture |
Important items to remember are that tops of vacutainer and puncture site must be sterilized w/ an iodine compound and that collected bottles must be labeled with patient identification information , date and time specimen was drawn |
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Bleeding time |
A test which measure length of time required for a superficial subcutaneous cut to stop bleeding. Test is used to detect platelet function disorder Surgicutt |
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How many clotting factor are there? |
13 clotting factor |
