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neverstopbelieb

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Which patient taking insulin is at greatest risk for developing hypoglycemia?
 
  a. 38-year-old who is pregnant with twins
  b. 50-year-old who drinks 6 to 8 cups of coffee daily
  c. 55-year-old who takes hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms
  d. 70-year-old who also takes warfarin (Coumadin) daily for atrial fibrillation

Question 2

When teaching a patient about injection site selection and rotation, and how to self-inject insulin, which statement made by the patient indicates that clarification is needed?
 
  a. The abdominal site is best because it is closest to the pancreas.
  b. I can reach my thigh the best, so I will use different areas of the same thigh.
  c. By rotating the sites within one area, my chance of having tissue damage is less.
  d. If I change injection sites from the thigh to the arm, the rate the insulin is absorbed may be different.


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emilymalinowski12

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A


neverstopbelieb

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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thank you!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
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