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==Laboratory Findings==
==Laboratory Findings==
Common lab tests that are required for evaluating a patient with Alstrom syndrome include:
Common lab tests that are required for evaluating a patient with Alstrom syndrome include:
* Fasting blood glucose
* Fasting [[blood glucose]]
* Glucose tolerance test
* [[Glucose tolerance test]]
* Plasma insulin - hyperinsulinemia may be present
* Plasma [[insulin]] - [[hyperinsulinemia]] may be present
* Fasting lipid profile - hypertriglyceridemia may be present
* Fasting [[lipid profile]] - [[hypertriglyceridemia]] may be present
* Thyroid function tests like TSH, free T<sub>4</sub>
* [[Thyroid function tests]] like [[TSH]], free T<sub>4</sub>
* Blood pituitary hormone levels
* Blood [[pituitary hormone]] levels
* Urinalysis in symptomatic patients
* [[Urinalysis]] in symptomatic patients
* Blood urea, BUN, lectrolytes - may reveal renal failure
* Blood urea, [[BUN]], lectrolytes - may reveal [[renal failure]]
* Liver function tests like ALT, AST, GGT
* [[Liver function tests]] like [[ALT]], [[AST]], [[GGT]]


==References==
==References==

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Laboratory Findings

Common lab tests that are required for evaluating a patient with Alstrom syndrome include:

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