A patient arrives at 0630 to have her blood drawn for a 2-hour
PP test. The patient says she has not had anything to eat or drink
since 2200 hours last night. The phlebotomist collects the fasting
blood specimen and gives a urine cup to the patient to collect a
fasting urine. The patient is instructed to eat a normal breakfast
and return to the drawing station in exactly 2 hours. The patient
goes home to get her husband and they go to a local restaurant to
eat breakfast. Service is slow, so the meal is finished at 0730.The
patient returns to the lab exactly on time and the phlebotomist
collects another urine and draws the patient’s blood at 0830. What
additional information should be written on the specimen labels?
Were the instructions given to the patient for the collection of
the 2-hour specimen correct? How might the results adversely affect
the patient’s diagnosis and treatment?
A patient arrives at 0630 to have her blood drawn for a 2-hour PP test. The patient says she has not had anything to eat
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