The nurse plans care for residents of a nursing home with diabetes. Which of the following symptoms of hypoglycemia are characteristic of the elderly that the nurse should be attentive to?
A) Tachycardia and restlessness
B) Poor sleep patterns and slurred speech
C) Perspiration and anxiety
D) Anxiety and restlessness
B
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Classic symptoms of hypoglycemia in younger people—tachycardia, restlessness, perspiration, and anxiety—may be missing in the elderly. Instead, the first indication of hypoglycemia in the elderly may be behavior disorders, convulsions, somnolence, confusion, disorientation, poor sleep patterns, nocturnal headache, slurred speech, or unconsciousness.
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