A patient with type 1 diabetes is admitted to the emergency department with a blood pressure of 201/108 . The patient is given diazoxide (Hyperstat IV). The nurse should monitor the patient for
a. hypoglycemia.
b. ketoacidosis.
c. hyponatremia.
d. hyperglycemia.
D
Hyperglycemia is a possible adverse effect of diazoxide that results from the suppression of in-sulin.
Diazoxide suppresses the release of insulin in patients with diabetes so that the blood sugar will rise, not decrease.
Ketoacidosis is not caused by diazoxide.
Hypernatremia, not hyponatremia, is an adverse effect of diazoxide.
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