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2. Glucose tolerance test - Wikipedia

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   The glucose tolerance test was first described in 1923 by Jerome W. Conn. [4]The test was based on the previous work in 1913 by A. T. B. Jacobson in determining that carbohydrate ingestion results in blood glucose fluctuations, [5] and the premise (named the Staub-Traugott Phenomenon after its first observers H. Staub in 1921 and K. Traugott in 1922) that a normal patient fed glucose will ...

3. List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations - Wikipedia

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   gtt., gtts drop(s) gutta(e) h., h hour: hora: qhs, h.s., hs at bedtime or half strength quaque hora somni ii two tablets duos doses iii three tablets trēs doses n.p.o., npo, NPO nothing by mouth / not by oral administration: nil per os o.d., od, OD right eye. once a day (United Kingdom) oculus dexter omne in die o.s., os, OS left eye: oculus ...

4. Glucose test - Wikipedia

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   Glucose test. Purpose. estimate blood sugar levels. Many types of glucose tests exist and they can be used to estimate blood sugar levels at a given time or, over a longer period of time, to obtain average levels or to see how fast body is able to normalize changed glucose levels. Eating food for example leads to elevated blood sugar levels.

5. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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   according to the art (accepted practice or best practice) SC subcutaneous "SC" can be mistaken for "SL," meaning sublingual. See also SQ: sem. semen seed s.i.d. semel in die: once a day used exclusively in veterinary medicine sig. signa, signetur: write (write on the label) s̄ sine: without (usually written with a bar on top of the s) sing.

6. Drop (unit) - Wikipedia

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   Drop (unit) The drop is an approximated unit of measure of volume, the amount dispensed as one drop from a dropper or drip chamber. It is often used in giving quantities of liquid drugs to patients, and occasionally in cooking and in organic synthesis. The abbreviations gt or gtt come from the Latin noun gutta ("drop").

7. Normal Pulse Oximetry Ranges and How to Take a Reading - AOL

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   Follow these steps: Turn on the pulse oximeter and place it on your fingertip, ideally the middle or index finger. Sit still and avoid moving while the device reads your oxygen levels and heart ...

8. Postprandial glucose test - Wikipedia

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   A postprandial glucose (PPG) test is a blood glucose test that determines the amount of glucose in the plasma after a meal. [1] The diagnosis is typically restricted to postprandial hyperglycemia due to lack of strong evidence of co-relation with a diagnosis of diabetes.[1] The American Diabetes Association does not recommend a PPG test for ...

9. Glucose - Wikipedia

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   Glucose is a monosaccharide containing six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group, and is therefore an aldohexose. The glucose molecule can exist in an open-chain (acyclic) as well as ring (cyclic) form. Glucose is naturally occurring and is found in its free state in fruits and other parts of plants.