Glucose tolerance 2 hours panel - Serum or Plasma   72171-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code72171-2
nameGlucose tolerance 2 hours panel - Serum or Plasma
descriptionUsed to order a 2 hour glucose tolerance when the dose is unknown. Glucose tolerance testing is commonly ordered test to check for diabetes, insulin resistance, and less commonly for reactive hypoglycemia or disorders of carbohydrate metabolism.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentGlucose tolerance 2H panel
    2H  =  2 hours post challenge
property-
time-
systemSer/Plas
    Ser  =  Serum
    Plas  =  Plasma
scaleQn  =  Quantitative:  The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
method

Additional Names

short nameGTT 2h Pnl SerPl

Basic Attributes

classPANEL.CHAL
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationOrder

Panel Components

14771-0Fasting glucose [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma
25665-1Glucose [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma --1 hour post XXX challenge
25679-2Glucose [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma --1.5 hours post XXX challenge
25668-5Glucose [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma --2 hours post XXX challenge

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

History/Usage

test rank2133 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

120 min
120 minutes
120min
2 hours
CHEMISTRY.CHALLENGE TESTING
Glu
Glu tol
Gluc
Glucose tolerance
Glucoseur
GTT
GTT 2h Pnl
Pan
PANEL.CHALLENGE
Panl
Pl
Plasma
Plsm
Pnl
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
SerP
SerPl
SerPlas
Serum
Serum or plasma
SR

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