A blood collector asks an outpatient whether she has had breakfast before obtaining blood for a fasting glucose.The patient responds "yes." What should the blood collector do?

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Fasting glucose tests require the patient to fast for at least 8 hours prior to the test. Since the patient has already eaten breakfast, rescheduling the test in 12 hours or asking the patient to return 2 hours later would not be appropriate. The best choice would be to consult the health-care provider to determine if the test should still be performed or if it should be rescheduled for another day.

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