How does glucagon assist in maintaining blood glucose levels?
A. Glucagon enhances the activity of insulin, restoring blood glucose levels to normal more quickly after a high-calorie meal.
B. Glucagon is a storage form of glucose and can be broken down for energy when blood glucose levels are low.
C. Glucagon converts the excess glucose into glycogen, lowering blood glucose le-vels in times of excess.
D. Glucagon prevents hypoglycemia by promoting glucose release from liver storage sites.
D
Glycogen is a counterregulatory hormone secreted by the alpha cells of the pancreas when blood glucose levels are low. The actions of glycogen that raise blood glucose levels include stimulating the liver to break down glycogen (glycogenolysis) and forming new glucose from protein breakdown (gluconeogenesis).
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a. Simple sugars b. Monosaccharides c. Disaccharides and fatty acids d. Polysaccharides
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A) The patient's culture B) The patient's gender C) The patient's sexual orientation D) Issues and symptoms specific to the patient
A nurse assists a patient on the first postoperative day to ambulate, cough, deep breathe, and turn. Which action by the nurse is most helpful?
a. Teach the patient to fully exhale into the incentive spirometer. b. Administer ordered analgesic medications before these activities. c. Ask the patient to state two possible complications of immobility. d. Encourage the patient to state the purpose of splinting the incision.