xylose absorption test

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• D-xylose absorption test — (for malabsorption syndromes) D xylose dissolved in water is given orally to a fasting adult, followed immediately by additional water, and the amount excreted in the urine during a 5 hour period is determined. Since poor renal function may also… …   Medical dictionary

• D-xylose tolerance test — D xylose absorption t …   Medical dictionary

• xylose — An aldopentose, isomeric with ribose, obtained by fermentation or hydrolysis of naturally occurring carbohydrate substances, e.g., in wood fiber. An important dietary component for herbivores. The d isomer is also known as wood or beechwood sugar …   Medical dictionary

• Xylose — D Xylose …   Wikipedia

• Xylose — structure du Xylose D et L Général Nom IUPAC (3S,4R,5S) oxane 2,3,4,5 tetrol (L) (3R,4S,5R …   Wikipédia en Français

• test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …   Medical dictionary

• kidney function test — a test of kidney function, such as of renal clearance or of the glomerular filtration rate; see also specific tests, including Fishberg concentration t., radioisotope renal excretion t., Rehberg t., and D xylose absorption t. Called also renal… …   Medical dictionary

• diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… …   Universalium

• Malabsorption — Classification and external resources Whipple s disease: Alcian blue with apparently eosin counterstain enlarged villus with many macrophages ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• Intestinale Fructoseintoleranz — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 E74.3 Sonstige Störungen der intestinalen Kohlenhydratabsorption …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome — (SBBOS), or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), also termed bacterial overgrowth; is a disorder of excessive bacterial growth in the small intestine. Unlike the colon (or large bowel), which is rich with bacteria, the small bowel… …   Wikipedia