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Mrs. Porter, who is 48 years old, presents to your office for a routine physical examination. She reports that she is healthy, takes no medications, and has no complaints. Recently, a friend of hers was diagnosed with diabetes, and she wants to know if she should be tested for diabetes, too. After conducting a careful and thorough review of her medical history, you find no symptoms of hypo- or hyperglycemia. The physical examination is entirely within normal limits.
1.What advice should you give Mrs. Porter regarding screening for diabetes?
A. Screening for diabetes is not indicated in asymptomatic patients..
B. Screening for diabetes is indicated only if she has a first-degree relative with diabetes.
C. Asymptomatic women should be screened for diabetes beginning at age 50..
D. Screening with a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) is appropriate at this time.
E. Screening with a glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is appropriate at this time.
2.An FPG is performed, and Mrs. Porter is within the normal (nondiabetic) range. What advice should you give her regarding the need for future screening?
A. Future screening is not indicated as long as she remains asymptomatic.
B. Annual FPG screening is recommended.
C. She should be screened again in 3 years.
D. She should be screened again in 5 years.
E. She should be screened again at age 60.
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| babli
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1 D,2 E?.
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| phuluong2k
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we repeat every 3 years
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