Question 101 (part 2) · LDEK · Medically compromised patient

Indicate the type of laboratory test, which is not necessary before planned surgery in a patient with diabetes:

  1. A. aPTT.
  2. B. fasting and after-meal glycemic index .
  3. C. platelet count.
  4. D. creatinine level.
  5. E. INR.
Hint

Ask which tests follow from diabetes itself — metabolic control, kidney function — and which assess a coagulation pathway unrelated to it.

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