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What instructions should be included for a patient preparing for a glucose tolerance test?
Instructions for a patient preparing for a glucose tolerance test include eating a balanced diet for three days prior to the test, maintaining normal activity levels, fasting for 24 hours before the test, avoiding eating, drinking, or smoking during the test, and reporting any symptoms such as dizziness or weakness.
Key points
- Eat a balanced diet for 3 days before the test.
- Maintain normal activity levels prior to testing.
- Fast for 24 hours before the test.
- No eating, drinking, or smoking during the test.
- Report symptoms like dizziness, nervousness, weakness, and confusion.
Source:Medical-surgical nursing: concepts and practice by Dallred ...· Care of Patients With Diabetes and Hypoglycemia· p. 1420–1426
Medical-surgical nursing: concepts and practice by Dallred ...
Holly Stromberg & Carol Dallred & Susan C. deWit
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