The clinician checks Karen's blood glucose levels after starting TPN and notes that theey are 198 mg/dL What is the most appropriate response to this laboratory result?
a. Turn down the rate of the TPN infusion.
b. Decrease the amount of dextrose in the solution.
c. Encourage Karen to increase oral intake of fluids.
d. Decrease the rate of the insulin infusion.
e. Include lipid emulsions with the TPN administration
Ans: b. Decrease the amount of dextrose in the solution.
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