The Patient Believed to Have Acromegaly Asks the Purpose of the Diagnostic

question 32

Multiple Choice

The patient believed to have acromegaly asks the purpose of the diagnostic glucose-tolerance test (GTT) .The nurse responds by saying that:

• A) "The doctor wants to know if you have either diabetes or acromegaly."
• B) "The growth hormone will cause the glucose to be used up very quickly during the test."
• C) "It measures the growth hormone in the presence of oral glucose levels at specified times."
• D) "It tells whether your thyroid reacts to the high levels of sugar taken during this test."

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