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ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oral glucose tolerance test
1, record 1, English, oral%20glucose%20tolerance%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- OGTT 1, record 1, English, OGTT
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If insulin secretion cannot be rapidly increased after ingestion of a meal, the rate of intestinal absorption ... will greatly surpass the peripheral uptake of all fuels .... This is most easily tested by a simple glucose meal (glucose tolerance) whereby the blood level of glucose given orally or intravenously is followed over time. 2, record 1, English, - oral%20glucose%20tolerance%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épreuve d'hyperglycémie provoquée par voie orale
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9preuve%20d%27hyperglyc%C3%A9mie%20provoqu%C3%A9e%20par%20voie%20orale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- épreuve d'hyperglycémie provoquée per os 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9preuve%20d%27hyperglyc%C3%A9mie%20provoqu%C3%A9e%20per%20os
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'épreuve d'hyperglycémie provoquée par voie orale (HPO) : c'est l'épreuve de choix du fait de son caractère physiologique (stimulation des cellules bêta-langerhansiennes par le glucose et par l'axe hormonal entéro-insulaire), par la possibilité d'une standardisation, par le caractère codifié et non ambigu des résultats. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20d%27hyperglyc%C3%A9mie%20provoqu%C3%A9e%20par%20voie%20orale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- test de tolérance au glucose par voie orale
- test oral de tolérance au glucose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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