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A client suspected to have hyperpituitarism is sent by the primary healthcare provider to undergo a suppression test. Which laboratory value would indicate a positive result?

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This test is called oral glucose suppression test, the aboratory value that would indicate a positive result is A GH (growth hormone) level of more than 1 ug/L. This test involves intake of 75 gm of glucose with measurement of GH levels at zero, 60, and 120 minutes.

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