NU 122 Final Exam With
Complete Solution
Normal blood sugar - ANSWER 70-100
Consider it hyperglycemia if a random blood sugar read was - ANSWER >120
If a diabetic patient is sick - ANSWER Ensure they take insulin as needed and
do not skip doses
Diabetic clients are at risk for - ANSWER -Heart disease
-Retinopathy
-Slow wound healing
3 P's of Diabetes - ANSWER -Polyuria
-Polydipsia
-Polyphagia
Type 1 Diabetes - ANSWER -Young age
-Autoimmune
Insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas are DESTROYED
Results in NO insulin production
Insulin is required for all patients
Type 2 Diabetes - ANSWER -Due to poor life style choices
, -Can be reversed if one changes their life style factors such as increasing
exercise and eating healthier
-Pancreas makes insulin but not enough
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) - ANSWER Thickening of artery walls and
narrowing or arteries of upper and lower extremities
What is a classic sign of PAD? - ANSWER Intermittent Claudication
PAD clinical manifestations - ANSWER -Intermittent claudication
-Paresthesia
-Shiny skin with no hair
-Diminished or absent pulses in legs
-Pain at rest *Aggravated by leg elevation*
What position should patients with PAD be in - ANSWER Legs DOWN
What type of clothing should patients with PAD wear - ANSWER Non
restrictive/not tight
If a patient has blood clots what are you going to treat them with - ANSWER
Blood thinners (Statins)
Left sided heart failure (Think Left Lung, pulmonary) - ANSWER -Blood backs
up into LA
-Increased pulmonary hydrostatic pressure causes fluid leakage from the
pulmonary capillary bed into the interstitium and then the alveoli -This
results in pulmonary congestion and edema (pink/blood tinged sputum)
Complete Solution
Normal blood sugar - ANSWER 70-100
Consider it hyperglycemia if a random blood sugar read was - ANSWER >120
If a diabetic patient is sick - ANSWER Ensure they take insulin as needed and
do not skip doses
Diabetic clients are at risk for - ANSWER -Heart disease
-Retinopathy
-Slow wound healing
3 P's of Diabetes - ANSWER -Polyuria
-Polydipsia
-Polyphagia
Type 1 Diabetes - ANSWER -Young age
-Autoimmune
Insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas are DESTROYED
Results in NO insulin production
Insulin is required for all patients
Type 2 Diabetes - ANSWER -Due to poor life style choices
, -Can be reversed if one changes their life style factors such as increasing
exercise and eating healthier
-Pancreas makes insulin but not enough
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) - ANSWER Thickening of artery walls and
narrowing or arteries of upper and lower extremities
What is a classic sign of PAD? - ANSWER Intermittent Claudication
PAD clinical manifestations - ANSWER -Intermittent claudication
-Paresthesia
-Shiny skin with no hair
-Diminished or absent pulses in legs
-Pain at rest *Aggravated by leg elevation*
What position should patients with PAD be in - ANSWER Legs DOWN
What type of clothing should patients with PAD wear - ANSWER Non
restrictive/not tight
If a patient has blood clots what are you going to treat them with - ANSWER
Blood thinners (Statins)
Left sided heart failure (Think Left Lung, pulmonary) - ANSWER -Blood backs
up into LA
-Increased pulmonary hydrostatic pressure causes fluid leakage from the
pulmonary capillary bed into the interstitium and then the alveoli -This
results in pulmonary congestion and edema (pink/blood tinged sputum)
