A Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Is Admitted for an Outpatient

question 36

Multiple Choice

A patient with type 2 diabetes is admitted for an outpatient coronary arteriogram. Which information obtained by the nurse is most important to report to the health care provider before the procedure?

• A) The patient's admission blood glucose is 128 mg/dL.
• B) The patient's most recent Hb A1C was 6.5%.
• C) The patient took the prescribed metformin (Glucophage) today.
• D) The patient took the prescribed captopril (Capoten) this morning.

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