A client scheduled to have a 2-hour glucose tolerance test asks the nurse what is involved in the test. The nurse explains:
A)
"You will have blood drawn two hours after eating a large meal."
B)
"You will drink a glucose solution and not eat anything for two hours."
C)
"After your breakfast meal, blood will be drawn every thirty minutes for two hours."
D)
"Blood is drawn two hours after eating a high carbohydrate meal."
B
Explanation:
A)
Client is given 75 grams of a glucose solution and nothing else is eaten for 2 hours; then blood is drawn.
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B)
Client is given 75 grams of a glucose solution and nothing else is eaten for 2 hours; then blood is drawn.
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C)
Client is given 75 grams of a glucose solution and nothing else is eaten for 2 hours; then blood is drawn.
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D)
Client is given 75 grams of a glucose solution and nothing else is eaten for 2 hours; then blood is drawn.
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