Diagnosis Tests
Vocabulary
Tubes
Point of Care
Misc.
100
Exercise more and eat less fatty foods.
What are preventative measures?
100
the main sugar found in the blood and the body's main source of energy. Also called blood sugar.
What is Blood Glucose?
100
Gray top tube
What Tube is Fasting Plasma Glucose drawn in?
100
Better awareness of condition Motivation to manage condition Avoid need to attend hospital
What is benefits of Point of Care testing?
100
A chemical that is released into the bloodstream by the pancreas when glucose levels in the blood increase after meals.
What is Insulin?
200
This blood test can be taken anytime during the day, without fasting.
What is Casual or Random Glucose?
200
The breakdown or metabolism of glucose by blood cells.
What is Glycolysis?
200
After drawing a gray or lavender top tube for glucose testing you must invert immediately.
What is to prevent coagulation?
200
wiping away first 3 drops of blood
What is protocol for best accurate results?
200
Heart Disease, Eye Complications, Kidney Disease , Nerve Damage, Foot Problems, Skin Complications
What are other health risks caused by diabetes?
300
Pregnant women who have never had diabetes before but who have high blood glucose levels during pregnancy
What is Gestational Diabetes?
300
Elevated Blood Glucose
What is Hyperglycemia?
300
The risk of coronary heart disease is increased in people with diabetes, so you'll also need blood tests to measure levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
What is a Tiger Top tube?
300
Using dual wavelength photometry and specially designed cuvettes containing freeze-dried reagent, This Analyzer delivers results that only laboratory equipment can match. P.S. This is NOT a glucose meter!
What is HemoCue?
300
Sometimes Antiglycolytic agent or glycolytic inhibitor are the terms for this tubes additive, meaning that the tubes additive-sodium fluoride- prevents glycolysis, the breakdown of glucose by blood cells
Why is the gray top tube used for most Glucose testing?
400
This test is the preferred method for diagnosing diabetes in children, men, and nonpregnant women. The test measures blood glucose levels after an overnight fast (no food intake for at least eight hours).
What is Fasting Plasma Glucose?
400
a small, portable machine used by people with diabetes to check their blood glucose levels.
What is Blood Glucose Meter?
400
Gray Top Tube
What tube is a Oral Glucose Tolerance Test drawn in?
400
Daily controls that are used in analytic testing to determine acceptable ranges of tests results (tolerance limits)
What is Quality Control Material?
400
blood urea nitrogen (BUN), blood creatinine, and protein (albumin) in the urine.
What are other tests to be ran after measures of blood glucose and HemoglobinA1C? (may include tests to check for kidney damage)
500
This test is performed by first obtaining a fasting blood specimen. The fasting blood specimen should be taken to the Lab for test results. Then the patient can be given a standard load of glucose.
What is Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
500
a condition characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from the body's inability to use blood glucose for energy
What is Diabetes Mellitus?
500
Lavender Top Tube
What tube is a HemoglobinA1C drawn in?
500
the advanced blood glucose monitoring system from Nova Biomedical that provides accurate glucose results in 6 second analysis time.
What is Nova StatStrip Glucose Analyzer?
500
This test is used in people already diagnosed with diabetes and is not recommended for diagnosing diabetes. Measures average blood glucose levels over the previous two to three months.
What is Hemoglobin A1C test?
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