D Xylose Absorption Test (Xylose Tolerance)

Reference Ranges
D Xylose (Blood Concentration, 1 Hour Post Administration)
Child (0 - 16y) 20.00 TO 100.00 mg/dL
Adult ( > 16y) 20.00 TO 60.00 mg/dL
D Xylose (Urine, Percentage of Total Administered, After 5 Hours)
Child (0 - 16y) 16.00 TO 32.00 %
Adult ( > 16y) 16.00 TO 50.00 %
Adult (> 65y) 14.00 TO 50.00 %
D Xylose (Blood Concentration, 2 Hours Post Administratio)
Child (0 - 16y) 20.00 TO 60.00 mg/dL
Adult ( > 16y) 30.00 TO 60.00 mg/dL
Conditions

Summary References

Treatments:

1. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003606.htm

2. http://www.questdiagnostics.com/kbase/topic/medtest/hw6154/descrip.htm

3. http://healthguide.howstuffworks.com/d-xylose-absorption-dictionary.htm

4. http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/eight/000107509.htm

5. http://www.suite101.com/content/dxylose-absorption-test-explained-a108761

6. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/D+-xylose+absorption+test

7. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/651012/xylose-absorption-test

8. http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJM195702212560802

9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2018971/
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