Led Astray by Hemoglobin A1c

Hemoglobin A1c (A1c) is used frequently to diagnose and treat diabetes mellitus. Therefore, it is important be aware of factors that may interfere with the accuracy of A1c measurements. This is a case of a rare hemoglobin variant that falsely elevated a nondiabetic patient’s A1c level and led to a m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jean Chen MD, Amy Diesburg-Stanwood DNP, FNP-BC, Geza Bodor MD, Neda Rasouli MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709616628549