The home health nurse assesses signs of hypoglycemia in an older patient. Which factors could cause this phenomenon? Select all that apply.
1. An illness
2. Poor sleep routine
3. Missing a meal
4. Unplanned exercise
5. Too much medication
1. An illness
3. Missing a meal
4. Unplanned exercise
5. Too much medication
Explanation: 1. Hypoglycemia can be caused by the onset of an illness that alters the patient's metabolic needs.
2. Lack of sleep does not induce hypoglycemia.
3. Hypoglycemia can be caused by missing a meal and lack of nutritional intake.
4. Hypoglycemia can be caused by unplanned exercise that is uncompensated with nutritional intake increase.
5. Hypoglycemia can be caused by taking too much oral hypoglycemic medication.
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