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notis

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A patient who is unresponsive has a blood glucose level of 28. Her family states that she took her insulin in the morning 3 hours ago. Which one of the following statements made by the family would make sense in regards to the patient's current blood sugar level?
 
  A) She is going to the bathroom all of the time.
  B) She smoked a cigarette just before becoming unresponsive.
  C) She did not eat after taking her insulin.
  D) She ate a lot of cake and ice cream last night.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes why a focused history is important in responsive medical patients?
 
  A) It supports diagnostic impression.
  B) It allows treatments to be initiated immediately.
  C) It helps to formulate a field diagnosis.
  D) It identifies signs of medical complications.


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xMRAZ

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C


notis

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Gracias!

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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