What would be the priority action to take prior to administering oral glucose to a young female patient?

A) Determine the patient's blood glucose level
B) Make sure the patient has insulin available if needed
C) Ask whether the patient is allergic to glucose
D) Determine whether the patient is pregnant


A) Determine the patient's blood glucose level

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What is the time frame for filing a workers' compensation claim?

What will be an ideal response?

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The use of the microscope allowed ____ to discover certain microbes that later became known as bacteria

A) Pasteur B) Leeuwenhoek C) Koch D) Jenner

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