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| What is the normal glucose range? |
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| What classifies a person as hyperglycemic? |
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| Blood sugar greater than or equal to 126mg |
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| What are signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia? |
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| Polyuria, polyphagia, polydipsia, burred vision, fatigue, weight loss, delayed wound healing, deyhdration, yeast infection, groin rash, ear infection, deep rapid breathing, decreased LOC |
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| Depending on a patients blood sugar level, a certain amount of insulin units is administered. |
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| What classifies a person as hypoglycemic? |
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| blood sugar consistently lower or equal to 75mg. |
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| What are signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? |
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| irritable, hungry, nervous, rapid pulse, sweating/cool damp skin and pale, nausea,hypotension, headache, can't concentrate, change in emotional behavior |
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| If a person is experiencing hypoglycemia, what nursing intervention should be performed? |
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| administer glucose tablets (quickest method), fruit juices can also be given but it takes 15 minutes to work effectively. |
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| If a patient is experiencing hyperglycemia, what nursing interventions should be done? |
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| What technique should be performed before administering a finger stick for a blood sugar test? |
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| Surgical asepsis technique |
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