Medical Emergencies · single question
Since the patient has already eaten, the most appropriate glucose test to perform is:
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Correct answer: B. Random/blood glucose
- A. A fasting test is invalid because she has eaten.
- B. Correct. A random (casual) blood glucose is appropriate when the patient is non-fasting.
- C. PTT assesses intrinsic clotting, irrelevant to glucose.
- D. INR monitors warfarin, irrelevant here.
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