You are performing a glucose tolerance test on a patient. You have given the patient the glucose drink and have just collected the second hour of a three-hour tolerance. A patient in the waiting room tells you that they heard the glucose tolerance patient throwing up in the restroom a couple of hours ago. What should you tell the glucose tolerance patient?
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If they did, it's important to inform them that vomiting can affect the results of the glucose tolerance test as it can alter the absorption of glucose. Show more…
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