Question 1
The nurse is determining if a patient is experiencing DKA or HHNS. Which information should the nurse use to make this determination?
◦ Patients with HHNS have lower arterial pH levels than those with DKA.
◦ Patients with HHNS have moderate hyperglycemia, whereas patients with DKA have more severe hyperglycemia.
◦ Patients with DKA exhibit Kussmaul's respirations to blow off CO
2 and reduce pH levels.
◦ Patients with DKA have more visual disturbances than patients with HHNS.
Question 2
A patient with diabetes has a serum osmolarity level of 325 mmol/L. What is the correct interpretation and action for the nurse to take based on this result?
◦ The result is somewhat low, but no immediate action is necessary.
◦ The result is somewhat high, but no immediate action is necessary.
◦ The result is very low, and the physician should be notified of the result.
◦ The result is very high, and the physician should be notified of the result.
Patient with exophthalmos.
Emphysema. (a) Illustration comparing normal lungs and emphysemic lungs. The inserts illustrate how
Level II HCPCs Codes
Positioning the Patient in the Fowler’s Position
Rising Sea Level