Your diabetic patient asks you why diabetics need to take insulin. Which of the following answers is most accurate?
A) Insulin helps glucose enter the cells of the body so it can be used for energy.
B) Insulin helps the body eliminate excess glucose through the kidneys.
C) Insulin breaks down glucose into proteins so it can be used by the cells for energy.
D) Without insulin glucose is converted to ketone bodies, which are toxic in large quantities.
Question 2
Asthma is BEST described as an:
a. obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by distention of the pulmonary air spaces with destructive changes in their walls.
b. obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by episodes of severe bronchospasm, bronchial edema, and hypersecretion of mucus in the lower airways.
c. obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by excessive mucus production in the bronchial tree with a chronic productive cough.
d. inflammation of the bronchioles caused by a viral infection.
Nurse-patient interaction; nonveral communication
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