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Prueba de tolerancia a la glucosa - Risks

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Prueba de tolerancia a la glucosa oral

Riesgos:

Las venas y las arterias varían en tamaño de un paciente a otro y de un lado del cuerpo a otro; por esta razón, puede ser más difícil obtener una muestra de sangre de algunas personas que de otras.

Otros riesgos asociados con la extracción de sangre son leves, pero pueden ser:

  • Sangrado excesivo
  • Desmayo o sensación de mareo
  • Hematoma (acumulación de sangre debajo de la piel)
  • Infección (un riesgo leve cada vez que se presenta ruptura de la piel)

Consideraciones:

Factores que pueden afectar los resultados del examen:

  • Estrés agudo (por ejemplo, por una cirugía o una infección)
  • Ejercicio vigoroso

Algunos fármacos pueden producir intolerancia a la glucosa, como:

  • Betabloqueadores (por ejemplo, propanolol)
  • Ciertos medicamentos psiquiátricos
  • Corticosteroides (por ejemplo, prednisona)
  • Anticonceptivos orales (pastillas anticonceptivas)
  • Diuréticos tiazídicos (por ejemplo, la hidroclorotiazida)

Antes del examen, hágale saber al médico si está tomando cualquiera de estos medicamentos.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/23/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes -- 2010. Diabetes Care. 2010;33:S11-S61.

Inzucchi SE, Sherwin RS. Type 2 diabetes mellitus. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 248.

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