A patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus is admitted with hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome. What laboratory results would the nurse expect?
A) Elevated serum ketones and high serum glucose
B) Normal serum ketones and very high serum glucose
C) Low arterial pH and bicarbonate ions
D) Low serum osmolality and sodium
B
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a. Use of anticholinergic agents b. Addition of rational emotive therapy to the treatment plan c. Discontinuance of the tranquilizers d. Use of muscle relaxant agents
A hospitalized child has been diagnosed with SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone), a complication of his meningitis. The nurse would expect this child's labs to show:
1. Hypernatremia. 2. Hyperglycemia. 3. Hyponatremia. 4. Hypocalcemia.
In a client's sixth month of pregnancy, she reports feeling "dizzy and like I'm going to pass out when I lie down flat on my back." The nurse explains the reason for this complaint as due to:
A) pressure of the gravid uterus on the vena cava B) a 50% increase in blood volume C) a pseudoanemia caused by hemoglobin increase D) the pressure of the presenting fetal part on the diaphragm
A nurse is assessing a mentally challenged adult client who is in pain after a fall from a staircase. Which of the following scales should the nurse use to assess the client's pain?
A) Numeric scale B) Word scale C) Linear scale D) Faces scale