Which preoperative diagnostic tests would you expect to have been completed for Mrs Simanski?
Mrs Deidre Simanski is a 52-year-old woman who has consented for a laparoscopic hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for endometrial cancer. She presented at her GP with abnormal uterine bleeding and was subsequently referred to the gynaecological clinic for endometrial biopsy. She lives alone, works part-time in retail and has two grown children, both of whom live interstate with their families—she sees them every 3 months or so. Mrs Simanski smokes 35 cigarettes a day and has a BMI of 39. She also has type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
ECG
A group and screen blood test
Recent blood sugar
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