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Caiter2013

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Even though the normal range for serum glucose is 60100 mg/dL, the body usually tightly regulates this level to:
 
  1. 90100 mg/dL.
  2. 8090 mg/dL.
  3. 6070 mg/dL.
  4. 7080 mg/dL.

Question 2

When instructing a client, the nurse explains that the primary factor contributing to the development of type 2 diabetes is:
 
  1. age.
  2. ethnicity.
  3. a sedentary lifestyle.
  4. obesity.



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: The body does not regulate blood glucose at this level.
Rationale 2: The body attempts to maintain tight glucose control between 80 and 90 mg/dL to prevent complications associated with hypo- or hyperglycemic states.
Rationale 3: The body does not regulate blood glucose at this level.
Rationale 4: The body does not regulate blood glucose at this level.
Global Rationale: The body attempts to maintain tight glucose control between 80 and 90 mg/dL to prevent complications associated with hypo- or hyperglycemic states.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Although age plays a role in the development of type 2 diabetes, another factor plays a greater role.
Rationale 2: Although ethnicity is a factor in the development of type 2 diabetes, another factor plays a greater role.
Rationale 3: Although a sedentary lifestyle plays a factor in the development of type 2 diabetes, another factor plays a greater role.
Rationale 4: Eighty percent of persons with type 2 diabetes are overweight.
Global Rationale: Eighty percent of persons with type 2 diabetes are overweight. Age, ethnicity, and sedentary lifestyles play as factors in the development of type 2 diabetes but are not as significant a risk as obesity.



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