Glucose and Sodium Values on a Previously Normal Patient Become

question 41

Multiple Choice

Glucose and sodium values on a previously normal patient become markedly elevated when collected at 1500. An investigation of this situation discovers that the:

• A) patient had just eaten dinner.
• B) patient was on antibiotics.
• C) specimen was collected in a red stopper tube.
• D) specimen was collected above an intravenous line.

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