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Diabetes, DKA, HHNS NCLEX REVIEW | Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Verified An 18-year-old female client, 5′4′′tall, weighing 113 kg, comes to the clinic for a non healing wound on her lower leg, which she has had for two (2) weeks. Which disease process should the nurse suspect the client has developed? 1. Type 1 diabetes.' 2. Type 2 diabetes. 3. Gestational diabetes. 4. Acanthosis nigricans. - 2. Type 2 diabetes is a disorder usually occurring around ...

An 18-year-old female client, 5′4′′tall, weighing 113 kg, comes to the clinic for a non healing wound on her lower leg, which she has had for two (2) weeks. Which disease process should the nurse suspect the client has developed? 1. Type 1 diabetes.' 2. Type 2 diabetes. 3. Gestational diabetes. 4. Acanthosis nigricans. - 2. Type 2 diabetes is a disorder usually occurring around the age of 40, but it is now being detected in children and young adults as a result of obesity and seden...

Diabetes Mellitus, DKA, HHNS, Insulin Questions | 55 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Verified Which of the following is not a sign or symptom of Diabetic Ketoacidosis? A) Positive Ketones in the urine B) Oliguria C) Polydipsia D) Abdominal Pain - B) Oliguria A patient is admitted with Diabetic Ketoacidosis. The physician orders intravenous fluids of 0.9% Normal Saline and 10 units of intravenous regular insulin IV bolus and then to start an insulin drip per proto...

The elderly patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus presents to the clinic with a fever and productive cough. The diagnosis of pneumonia is made. You notice tenting skin, deep tongue furrows, and vital signs of 110/80 mm Hg, 120 beats/minute, and 24 breaths/minute. What assessment is important for you to obtain? A. Blood glucose B. Orthostatic blood pressures C. Urine ketones D. Temperature - A. Blood glucose HHS is typically seen in patients with type 2 diabetes and infection, such as pne...

Which of the following is not a sign or symptom of Diabetic Ketoacidosis? A) Positive Ketones in the urine B) Oliguria C) Polydipsia D) Abdominal Pain - B) Oliguria A patient is admitted with Diabetic Ketoacidosis. The physician orders intravenous fluids of 0.9% Normal Saline and 10 units of intravenous regular insulin IV bolus and then to start an insulin drip per protocol. The patient's labs are the following: pH 7.25, Glucose 455, potassium 2.5. Which of the following is the most ...

Diabetes, DKA, HHNS NCLEX REVIEW | Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Verified An 18-year-old female client, 5′4′′tall, weighing 113 kg, comes to the clinic for a non healing wound on her lower leg, which she has had for two (2) weeks. Which disease process should the nurse suspect the client has developed? 1. Type 1 diabetes.' 2. Type 2 diabetes. 3. Gestational diabetes. 4. Acanthosis nigricans. - 2. Type 2 diabetes is a disorder usually occurring around the ...

Diabetes, DKA, HHNS NCLEX REVIEW | Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Verified An 18-year-old female client, 5′4′′tall, weighing 113 kg, comes to the clinic for a non healing wound on her lower leg, which she has had for two (2) weeks. Which disease process should the nurse suspect the client has developed? 1. Type 1 diabetes.' 2. Type 2 diabetes. 3. Gestational diabetes. 4. Acanthosis nigricans. - 2. Type 2 diabetes is a disorder usually occurring around ...

An 18-year-old female client, 5′4′′tall, weighing 113 kg, comes to the clinic for a non healing wound on her lower leg, which she has had for two (2) weeks. Which disease process should the nurse suspect the client has developed? 1. Type 1 diabetes.' 2. Type 2 diabetes. 3. Gestational diabetes. 4. Acanthosis nigricans. - 2. Type 2 diabetes is a disorder usually occurring around the age of 40, but it is now being detected in children and young adults as a result of obesity and se...

Which of the following is not a sign or symptom of Diabetic Ketoacidosis? A) Positive Ketones in the urine B) Oliguria C) Polydipsia D) Abdominal Pain - B) Oliguria A patient is admitted with Diabetic Ketoacidosis. The physician orders intravenous fluids of 0.9% Normal Saline and 10 units of intravenous regular insulin IV bolus and then to start an insulin drip per protocol. The patient's labs are the following: pH 7.25, Glucose 455, potassium 2.5. Which of the following is the most app...

TBI any injury that results in trauma to scalp, skull, or brain Pediatric Differences w/ TBI -children have larger head mass & body surface area -greater head mass makes them top heavy & increases momentum w/ falls -weaker neck muscles -open suture lines & fontanelles ~18 months of age ~allows for slight expansion to an extent d/t cerebral edema early in head injury Causes: TBI - Falls Leading cause of TBI Other causes of TBI -MVAs -Struck by objects -Abuse/assault -Suicide atte...