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Diabetes Care Publish Ahead of Print published online ahead of print February 11, 2008
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-1912
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The inclusion of educational messages in laboratory reports aids to complete the diagnostic workup of hyperglycemia.

José Pérez-Jáuregui, MD1, Ana María González-Cardel, BS2, Gabriela Olay-Fuentes, BS3, Alfredo Reza-Albarrán, MD4, Roopa Mehta, MD4 and Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas, MD4

Dirección Corporativa de Medicina de Laboratorio, Laboratorio Médico del Chopo1;
Especialización en Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Química de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México2;
Departamento de Inmuno-Química, Carpermor, Laboratorio de Referencia Internacional3;
Departamento de Endocrinología y Metabolismo, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán4. Ciudad de México, México

ABSTRACT

Objective: to evaluate whether educational messages regarding the OGTT indications in the laboratory reports increases the number of OGTT appropriately requested.

Methods: this message was printed on the lab reports of individuals with a FPG between 5.5-6.9 mmol/L: "A FPG between 5.5 and 6.9 mmol/L is considered abnormal by the American Diabetes Association (impaired fasting glucose). An OGTT is recommended if the patient does not have a diagnosis of diabetes and suffers from conditions associated with an increased risk for having type 2 diabetes (i.e. overweight, high blood pressure, abnormal plasma lipids or family history of diabetes)". The number of educational messages printed was 81,099. Results: the intervention resulted in a significant increase in the number of OGTT requested. The OGTT number increased from 78±19 tests per month to 268±48 per month. The intervention resulted in a greater proportion of cases that had an abnormal OGTT.


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