A patient is brought to the emergency department with severe hypoglycemia. What drug would the nurse prepare to administer intravenously?
A) Diazole (Hyperstat)
B) Glyburide (DiaBeta)
C) Glucagon (GlucaGen)
D) Insulin (Humulin R)
C
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This patient will need a glucose-elevating agent. Glucagon (GlucaGen) is given parenterally only and is the preferred agent for emergency situations. Diazole is also a glucose-elevating agent but is only administered so it would take longer to take effect. Insulin would be administered for hyperglycemia. Glyburide is an oral antidiabetic agent, which is a second-generation sulfonylurea, and is administered for hyperglycemia.
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