Oral glucose tolerance test: unnecessary requests and suitable conditions for the test

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Gabriele A. Silva (Συγγραφέας), Cláudio L. Souza (Συγγραφέας), Márcio V. Oliveira (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica.
• Θέματα: article
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ABSTRACT Introduction: The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is an important test for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) that needs criteria to be requested and analytical performance evaluation. Objectives: Determine the prevalence of unnecessary OGTT requests and analyze patients' suitabili...