The nurse is preparing a presentation regarding the effects of diabetes mellitus. What will the nurse include regarding the effects of diabetes mellitus?
a. Improves overall tissue perfusion
b. Promotes release of oxygen to tissues
c. Causes hemoglobin to have a greater affinity for oxygen
d. Causes hemoglobin to have a decreased affinity for oxygen
ANS: C
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that causes small blood vessel disease that impairs tissue perfusion. It also causes hemoglobin to have greater affinity for oxygen, so it fails to release oxygen to tissues.
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