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Pt. who has post prandial glucose of 124. What would you do? you do nothing. This is a normal reading for test after a meal Document and continue to monitor What glucose reading would you notifiy HCP about FIRST? 122-NO 186-NO 85-NO 54-YES because they can go into a coma and they have hypoglycemia Pt. with primary hypothyroidism. would you expect them to have a high or low TSH? it would be HIGH In Respiratory Acidosis what would you expect? pH would go down below 7.35 PaCO2 would go up above 45 answer 7.25 55 Pt has COPD what acid base imbalance does he have? Respiratory Acidosis Pt has SLE. What is it? An imflammatory disease of the collagen NOT a release of histamine NOT a localized disease NOT allergies pt. has arthroscopy. What is the nurse going to monitor? monitor limb for numbness and tingling and good pulse A1C is 9.2%. what are you going to do? teach to prevent high blood sugar episodes pt has been on a diuretic. What lab value would you expect to see? elevated specific urine gravity pt is on coumidin has aFIB what lab value does he need. PT pt. is on Chemotherapy and antinoplastic agents. true or false, are there a limited amount of drugs to treat cancer? FALSE pt. is having explosive diarreha. What acid base imbalance does he have? Metabolic acidosis pt is having a PET scan. What are you going to tell them? they will have two IV's injects a radioactive tracers where do they do a bone marrow biopsy from? illiac crest sternum What are the complications of diabetes? Can affect the eyes - blurry vision, feet - numbness, skin - infection, heart - high bp and cholesterol, nerves - neuropathy and kidneys -stops proper function What pt. prep should you do for a EKG/ECG clean the skin to remove lotions or sweat to be sure the electrodes stick what lab values test poor renal function? high serum creatine BUN Pt. has a heparin infusion to thin the blood and his level is 70. What should you do. Nothing. normal time for aPTT for pt. receiving heparin is 60-80 normal time for aPTT is 30-40 What theraputic intervention do you use for a exercise stress test? why is the test making you nervous use open ended question. metabolic acidosis compensation? pH of 7.43 paCO2 of 31 HCO3 21 Pregnancy at 19 weeks. What do they use to hear the fetal heartbeat fetal doplar ultrasound