100+ Questions and Correct Solutions A+
Describe hyperglycemia effects in type 2. - Answer leads to a nonketotic
hyperosmolar state of dehydration due to the discharge of fluids from all of the body
systems and eventually out through the kidneys, leading to fluid imbalance
What are consequences of hyperglycemia? - Answer i. Wounds that do not heal
ii. Numbness in the hands and feet
iii. Blindness
iv. Renal failure
v. Gastric motility problems
in hyperglycemia, urine is ____ and ___. why? - Answer -dark and concentrated
-Higher glucose levels in the blood cause the excretion of glucose in the urine.
Describe symptoms of hypoglycemia - Answer -altered mental status
-aggressive
-unusual behavior
What are the symptoms of hypoglycemia? - Answer a. Normal to shallow or rapid
respirations
b. Pale, moist (clammy) skin
c. Diaphoresis (sweating)
d. Dizziness, headache
e. Rapid pulse
f. Normal to low blood pressure
g. Altered mental status (aggressive, confused, lethargic, or unusual behavior)
h. Anxious or combative behavior
i. Seizure, fainting, or coma
j.Weakness on one side of the body (may mimic
Hypoglycemia is quickly reversed by_____ - Answer giving the patient glucose.
Dry, warm skin indicates ___. - Answer hyperglycemia
Moist, pale skin indicates ____. - Answer hypoglecemia
, Rapid, weak pulse indicates - Answer symptomatic hypogltcemia
If patient has eaten but not taken insulin, ___ is more likely. - Answer
hyperglycemia
Seizures may occur as a result of: - Answer -A recent or prior head injury
-A brain tumor
-A metabolic problem
-Fever
-A genetic disposition
If someone has a severe headache, seizures, and altered mental status, what
would you suspect? - Answer stroke
If someone has headache, vomiting, altered mental status, and seizures, what
would you suspect? - Answer intracranial pressure (ICP)
If someone has increasing ICP, what could this be? - Answer -hemorrhagic stroke
-tumor
-recent head trauma.
What is a stroke? Another name? - Answer -interruption of blood flow to an area
within the brain that results in the loss of brain function.
-A cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
What is an ischemic stroke? - Answer blood flow through the cerebral arteries is
blocked.
What is a hemorrhagic stroke? - Answer Blood forms a clot, which compresses the
brain tissue next to it.
What can ischemic stroke be caused by? - Answer -thrombosis - where a clot
forms at the site of blockage
-embolus - where the clot forms in a remote area and then travels to the site of
blockage.
The compression from a hemorrhagic stroke prevents what? - Answer
oxygenated blood from getting into the area, and the brain cells begin to die.