Chapter 48: Diabetes Mellitus Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition 41
Chapter 48: Diabetes Mellitus Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition 41. A 30-yr-old patient has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. The nurse will discuss the need to schedule a dilated eye examination a. every 2 years. b. as soon as possible. c. when the patient is 39 years old. d. within the first year after diagnosis. - ANSWER-ANS: B Because many patients have some diabetic retinopathy when they are first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a dilated eye examination is recommended at the time of diagnosis and annually thereafter. Patients with type 1 diabetes should have dilated eye examinations starting 5 years after they are diagnosed and then annually.
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