Phlebotomy : Skin Puncture: Blood Glucose and PKU Test

Which type of glucose testing is often used to measure the amount of glucose that attaches to hemoglobin?

• “Fasting blood sugar test”

• “Glucose tolerance test”

• “Glycohemoglobin test”

People with diabetes do not produce enough ____.

• insulin

• glucose

• “red blood cells”

• glycohemoglobin

Where should an infant's skin be punctured for a PKU test?

• The heel

• The finger

• The earlobe

• A toe

Which type of glucose testing is often used to diagnose diabetes?

• “Fasting blood sugar test”

• “Glucose tolerance test”

• “Glycohemoglobin test”

What may occur if phenylketonuria (PKU) is not treated in infancy?

• “Heart defects”

• “Kidney disease”

• “Mental retardation”

• “Diabetes mellitus”

. Which of the following is NOT true about PKU tests?

• “PKU tests are required in most states.”

• “It is important to keep the infant warm during a PKU test.”

• “The PKU form requires that all circles on the form be soaked with blood.”

• “Puncture the center of the infant's heel.”

Which type of diabetes results when the pancreas produces insulin, but not enough to meet the needs of the body?

• “Type 1”

• “Type 2”

• “All of the above”