Adult health exam 2 part 2

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Which distinguishing characteristic would the nurse associate with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Autoimmune disorder Destruction of beta cells Triggered by viral infections

Which chronic complication may occur in patients with diabetes

Cell death from macrovascular changes

Which hormone is a counterregulatory hormone

Cortisol Glucagon Epinephrine Norepinephrine Growth hormone

Which clinical manifestation would the nurse associate with metabolic acidosis secondary to insulin deficiency

Fruity breath odor

Which laboratory assessment finding may indicate diabetes mellitus

Glycosylated hemoglobin of 7.5% in a 30-year-old adult

How does hypostatic pneumonia develop

If a person is immobile, secretions begin to pool in the lungs and can cause inflammation

Which safety intervention would the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient experiencing cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus

Instruct the patient to change positions slowly

Which statement about blood pressures would the nurse associate with patients who develop DM

Patients with diabetes should keep their blood pressure below 140/90 mm Hg

Which statement would the nurse associate with prediabetes

Prediabetes includes those at risk for type 2 diabetes who have a fasting glucose level of 100 to 125 mg/dL

Which intervention strategies would the nurse teach a patient with diabetes mellitus who also has clinical manifestation of cardiovascular disease

Reduce modifiable risk factors

When a patient with diabetes mellitus reports bloating, gas, and diarrhea, which pathophysiologic finding common to diabetes mellitus would the nurse recognize as as the potential cause of the patient's reports

Sluggish movement of the small intestine

Which statement would the nurse include when teaching the pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus to the parents of a newly diagnosed, pediatric patient

The body starts to attack itself and destroy the cells that make insulin in the pancreas

Which role does the play in the production, conversion, and release of insulin

The liver converts a prohormone into insulin before releasing it into the bloodstream

Which statement would the nurse include when teaching an older patient with type 2 diabetes about the optic nerve atrophy noted during an eye assessment

The optic nerve atrophy is from a lack of oxygen and vessel swelling

When a patient recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus states, "i dont understand how i got DM. I dont eat sugary foods," which response would the nurse use

Type 2 DM includes a resistance to insulin combined with an inability to secrete sufficient insulin

When providing discharge instructions for a patient admitted with diabetes ketoacidosis, the nurse would include which pathophysiology information in the patient teachings

When insulin is deficient, fat break down, causing acidosis

Assessments should always be done in what direction

head to toe and proximal to distal

bone density scans check for what

if you are at risk for osteoporosis

when is joint resurfacing often used

in younger people instead of a total joint replacement


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