The client has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. He ...

[K@]

The client has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. He asks the nurse what this means. What is the best response by the nurse?
 
  1. The exocrine function of your pancreas is to secrete insulin, and it is not working.
  2. Without insulin you will develop ketoacidosis (DKA).
  3. The endocrine function of your pancreas is to secrete insulin, but it isn't working.
  4. Your alpha cells should be able to secrete insulin, but cannot.
  5. It means your pancreas cannot secrete insulin.

Question 2

Which area of the brain is responsible for sleeping and wakefulness?
 
  1. Cerebral cortex
  2. Diencephalon
  3. Hypothalamus
  4. Reticular activating system

[macybarnes]

Answer to Question 1

2,3,5
Rationale 1: The endocrine, not the exocrine, function of the pancreas is to secrete insulin.
Rationale 2: A consequence of diabetes mellitus type 1 is that, without insulin, severe metabolic disturbances, such as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) will result.
Rationale 3: The endocrine function of the pancreas is to secrete insulin.
Rationale 4: Insulin is secreted by the beta, not the alpha, cells of the pancreas.
Rationale 5: One function of the pancreas is to secrete insulin.
Global Rationale: A consequence of diabetes mellitus type 1 is that, without insulin, severe metabolic disturbances, such as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) will result. The endocrine function of the pancreas is to secrete insulin. One function of the pancreas is to secrete insulin. The endocrine, not the exocrine, function of the pancreas is to secrete insulin. Insulin is secreted by the beta, not the alpha, cells of the pancreas.

Answer to Question 2

4

Rationale 1:The cerebral cortex is responsible for emotional expression, learning, and memory.
Rationale 2:The diencephalon connects with the hypothalamus and signals are routed.
Rationale 3:The hypothalamus regulates the endocrine functions.
Rationale 4:The reticular activating system controls sleeping and wakefulness.

Global Rationale: The larger area of the reticular formation is the reticular activating system or RAS.The RAS controls sleeping andwakefulness and performs an alerting function for the cerebral cortex.It also helps a person focus attention on individual tasks by transmitting information to higher brain centers.

[K@]

TYSM

[olderstudent]

Excellent