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karateprodigy

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A client with diabetes and MS is receiving intravenous corticosteroids. For what should the nurse closely monitor this client?
 
  1. High blood sugar
  2. Tremors
  3. Extreme weakness
  4. Peripheral neuropathy

Question 2

The nurse suspects that an older client with symptoms that the family think are signs of dementia and old age has Parkinson disease. What three cardinal signs did the nurse assess in this client?
 
  1. Constipation, urinary retention, and memory loss
  2. Memory loss, brittle nails, and decreased pulses
  3. Rapid pulse, wheezing, and tremors
  4. Tremors, rigidity, and slow voluntary movements and speech


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ebenov

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: 1

1. Steroids increase the blood sugar in a healthy client, so the client with diabetes is monitored closely for blood sugar levels.
2. Tremors are not particular to diabetics or steroids.
3. Extreme weakness is not an expected side effect of steroids.
4. Steroids do not cause peripheral neuropathy in a client with diabetes. The cause is unknown.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 4

1. Constipation, urinary retention, and memory loss can be signs of aging or disease, but are not the cardinal signs of Parkinson.
2. Memory loss, brittle nails, and decreased pulses are not the cardinal signs of Parkinson.
3. Rapid pulse and wheezing are signs of asthma.
4. Tremors, rigidity, and bradykinesia are the three cardinal signs of Parkinson and are often attributed to the aging process.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
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