Which information in this male patient's electronic health record as shown in the accompanying figure will the nurse use to confirm that the patient has metabolic syndrome (select all that apply)?
a. Weight
b. Waist size
c. Blood glucose
d. Blood pressure
e. Triglyceride level
f. Total cholesterol level
b. Waist size.
c. Blood glucose.
-The patient's waist circumference, HDL, and fasting blood glucose indicate that he has metabolic syndrome. The other data are not used in making a metabolic syndrome diagnosis or do not meet the criteria for this diagnosis.
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