Blood tests at diagnosis (HbA1c, electrolytes, creatinine, eGFR, cholesterol)
at diagnosis
tests per year, UK, at diagnosis
“take a blood sample to measure glycated haemoglobin (HbA1C), electrolytes, creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate, total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol”
NICE NG136, Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management, section 1.3, 2019-08
- Kind of source
- Clinical guideline
- Read on
- 2026-11-06
- Daily check
- Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
- What to know
- Offered to all people with hypertension.
Used in
Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.