The client has to have blood work completed, including a metabolic panel. The nurse asks the student nurse to explain the purposes of the metabolic panel

Question

What are the best responses about the purposes of the metabolic panel by the student nurse? 1 . Provides baseline set of values for the client after surgery
2 . Differentiates mental illness from other disorders
3 . Evaluates clients with total body situations, such as drug toxicity
4 . Assesses a number of organs at once
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4

Answer 1

D
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Reasons for performing a metabolic panel include the following: provides a baseline set of values for the client before surgery, differentiates mental illness from other disorders, evaluates clients with total-body situations, such as alcoholism or drug toxicity, and assesses a number of organs at once.