German: Hyperglykämie
An elevation of blood glucose level above the upper limit of its reference range is referred to as hyperglycemia.
Hyperglycemia is graded as follows:
True hyperthyroidism by exceeding function of the thyroid gland is used to be distinguished from thyrotoxicosis by exogenously supplied thyroxine, e. g. by misdosage (Thyreotoxicosis factitia).
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