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Pt. who has post prandial glucose of 124. What would you do?
you do nothing.
This is a normal reading for test after a meal
Document and continue to monitor
What glucose reading would you notifiy HCP about FIRST?
122-NO
186-NO
85-NO
54-YES because they can go into a coma and they have hypoglycemia
Pt. with primary hypothyroidism. would you expect them to have a high or low
TSH?
it would be HIGH
In Respiratory Acidosis what would you expect?
pH would go down below 7.35
PaCO2 would go up above 45
answer 7.25
55
Pt has COPD what acid base imbalance does he have?
Respiratory Acidosis
Pt has SLE. What is it?
An imflammatory disease of the collagen
NOT a release of histamine
NOT a localized disease
NOT allergies
pt. has arthroscopy. What is the nurse going to monitor?
monitor limb for numbness and tingling and good pulse
A1C is 9.2%. what are you going to do?
teach to prevent high blood sugar episodes
pt has been on a diuretic. What lab value would you expect to see?
elevated specific urine gravity
pt is on coumidin has aFIB what lab value does he need.
PT
pt. is on Chemotherapy and antinoplastic agents.
true or false, are there a limited amount of drugs to treat cancer?
FALSE
pt. is having explosive diarreha. What acid base imbalance does he have?
Metabolic acidosis
pt is having a PET scan. What are you going to tell them?
they will have two IV's
injects a radioactive tracers
where do they do a bone marrow biopsy from?