Exam 2: NSG4100 / NSG 4100
(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Nursing Practice - Adult Health III | Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) - Galen
Question:
Absence of insulin that causes metabolic acidosis
Untreated diabetes, missed insulin doses, illness or infection
Answer:
DKA
Question:
Before you give insulin, always check
Answer:
potassium because once insulin is administered, potassium will start to decrease in the extracellular contents
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Question:
What is the minimum amount of potassium you should have before you start an insulin drip?
Answer:
3.5
Question:
Cerebral edema can occur if your blood sugar drops too
Answer:
rapidly
Question:
Sick day rules
Answer:
Take insulin as usual Test glucose q3-4Hr Stay hydrated Substitute soft foods if you cannot withstand normal foods Report N/V/D to Dr If unable to retain fluids, go to hospital to avoid DKA
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Question:
What kind of insulin do you use for a insulin drip?
Answer:
Regular
Question:
Neuropathy
Answer:
CHARACTERIZED BY CAPILLARY BASEMENT MEMBRANE THICKENING.
Caused by elevated blood glucose for years
Gas exchange occurs in capillaries, causing decreased gas exchanged causing hypoxia
Question:
Diabetic neuropathy causes demyelination, causing
Answer:
the pain in feet and body
or decreased pain reception and the reflexes decrease
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Question:
autonomic neuropathy
Answer:
damage to nerves supplying the internal body structures that regulate functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, bowel and bladder emptying, and digestion
neurogenic bladder ----> no control
Question:
How to diagnose diabetic neuropathy
Answer:
Decreased DTR Deceased vibratory sensation
Question:
Peripheral neuropathy medications
Answer:
Duloxetine
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) Pregabalin (Lyrica) Gabapentin (Neurotin)
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