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Chelseaamend

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A patient is being treated for shock after a motor vehicle accident. The provider orders 6 dextran 75 to be given intravenously. The nurse should expect which outcome as the result of this infusion?
 
  a. Decreased urine output
  b. Improved blood oxygenation
  c. Increased interstitial fluid
  d. Stabilization of heart rate and blood pressure

Question 2

A patient who has type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse about taking chromium supplements. The nurse will tell this patient that taking chromium
 
  a. can increase the risk for ketoacidosis.
  b. is not recommended for persons with diabetes.
  c. may cause hypoglycemia if taken in large doses.
  d. should be taken in doses greater than 200 mcg/day.


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

ANS: D
6 Dextran 75 is a high molecular-weight colloidal solution and is used to treat shock from burns or trauma. Colloids are plasma expanders, and the end result is an improvement in heart rate (decreased) and blood pressure (increased). Plasma expanders will result in an increase in urine output. Blood oxygenation is not affected, and colloids do not increase the amount of interstitial fluid.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Large doses of chromium can cause a hypoglycemic reaction in patients taking insulin or oral antidiabetic agents. Normal doses are thought to be helpful in diabetic control. It does not increase the risk for ketoacidosis. The normal dose is 50-200 mcg/day.


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