Question

Laboratory studies indicate a client's blood glucose level is 185 mg/dl. Two hours have passed since the client ate breakfast. Which test would yield the most conclusive diagnostic information about the client's glucose use?

A. Fasting blood glucose test
B. 6-hour glucose tolerance test
C. Serum glycosylated hemoglobin (Hb A1c)
D. Urine ketones

Answer 1

the correct answers is C

Step-by-step explanation:

Glycated hemoglobin is one of the most reliable tests for detecting diabetes mellitus, because thanks to this study we can observe the patient's past history regarding their blood glucose, if they had previous glycemic spikes in the last 3 months, we in this study we can detect them

Answer 2

The answer is C. Serum glycosylated hemoglobin (Hb A1c) .

Step-by-step explanation:

The serum glycosylated hemoglobin (Hb A1c) test is a diagnostic method used to evaluate the amount of glucose attached to the hemoglobin in blood. This technique is often applied to test the average amount of glucose attached to the hemoglobin in past three months, thus it can be applied for diabetes or pre-diabetes test. Therefore, it is the most reliable diagnostic test in this case.