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You have a patient that comes to the ER blood sugar 602, breathing deeply,
ketos in their urine. What would you think the next test be? - -Blood Gases
you want to see if they have DKA
-Your giving insulin. Can you mix Novolin R and Novolin N? - -No, they have
to go into separate syringes, one is long and one is short
-When your drawling up insulin what do you have to do first? - -Put air in the
cloudy first
-You're working in a long term care facility. Report from the night shift nurse
that a patient is really thirsty, peeing every hour and really restless. What
would you do first? - -Check their blood sugar
-You have a patient come into the clinic who is 24 years old. She getting
ready to go on a cruise, she's a diabetic. She's coming in for a check up and
states that she does not have hair growing on her legs anymore. Should you
be concerned? - -Yes, means poor circulation
-Creatinine normal range - -0.6-1.2
-BUN normal range - -10-20
-Your patient has a subdural hematoma receiving mannitol. How to know is
mannitol is working? - -Input and output, you want to make sure what is
coming in is coming out
-60 year old patient has diabetes type 2, her blood glucose is 290 before
breakfast. What symptoms would you expect to see? - -- Polydipsia -
Excessive thirst
- Polyuria - Excessive urinating
- Polyphagia - Excessive hunger
-Patient newly diagnosed with diabetes. And you want to teach him about
foot care. What will you teach him? - -- No lotion in between toes
- Check feet daily
- Wear proper shoes and socks
- Can cut toe nails as long as it is straight across
- Warm water not hot water
, -Patient has diabetes type 2 and they are complaining of shaking, blurred
vision, racing heart. What are you doing to do? - -Check blood sugar
-12 year old no history of diabetes. But has a family history of diabetes, you
find that their blood sugar is 390, has frequent urination, hot/flushed. What
orders would you expect the doctor to give you? - -- GAD test
- Sliding Scale of Insulin
-1 1/2 year old that was admitted, newly diagnose with diabetes. What
symptoms would you expect to see? - -- Frequent urinations
- Weight lost - body is burning protein instead of fat
- Thirst
-Type 1 diabetic that has signs of negative reaction to insulin. What does
that mean? - -The body is not absorbing the insulin
-What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? - -- Weakness
- Irritability
- Trimers
- Hunger
- Impaired Vision
-Patient had a stroke what kind of things would you educate this person on
to decrease their risk factors for another stroke? - -- Monitor B/P
- Diet and Exercise
- Reduce Stress
- No Smoking
-Patient has metabolic syndrome. What is metabolic syndrome? - -Cluster of
diseases, that put at risk for diabetes like hypertension, heart failure
-Patient has metabolic syndrome and their HDL is 25, triglyceride 320. What
would you expect the doctor to ask you to assess farther? - -- Blood Glucose
- At risk for insulin resistance
-Patient has type 2 diabetes, what diagnostic test your you expect? - --
Lipds
- A1C
- Glucose Tolerance
- Fasting Blood Glucose Test
-Patient has diabetes type 2 and the patient says my fasting blood sugar is
staying at 102 regularly, has lost weight due to dieting and exercising,
doctor delicates eyes during visits. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? - -
Good
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