An inpatient is eating breakfast when you arrive to collect a fasting glucose. What is the best thing to do?
A. consult with the patients nurse to see if the specimen should be collected
B. draw the specimen quickly before the patient finishes eating
C. draw the specimen and write "non fasting" on the requisition
D. fill out a form stating the patient had eaten so the specimen was not drawn
Answer: A
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