The attending physician orders glucose monitoring every 6 hours with sliding scale insulincoverage
What is the rationale for this order?
Glucose intolerance can occur at the onset of treatment if the pancreas does not respond to the
increased glucose load of the TPN solution. C.W. might require supplemental insulin injection (or
insulin added to her TPN solution) to maintain a glucose level within normal limits (WNL).
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