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ereecah

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Oral antidiabetic drugs can cause alterations in glucose metabolism. Patients who are taking these drugs would need to be observed for what?
 
  A) Increased urination
  B) Deep Kussmaul's respirations
  C) Thirst and hot or flushed skin
  D) Confusion and lack of coordination

Question 2

When the nurse administers a cholinergic agonist to the patient, the nurse's expectation is that what system will be stimulated?
 
  A) Sympathetic nervous system
  B) Parasympathetic nervous system
  C) Central nervous system
  D) Voluntary nervous system



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Antidiabetic medications decrease blood glucose levels. If levels fall too low, symptoms of hypoglycemia would include confusion and lack of coordination. Elevated blood glucose levels can occur when the patient does not take the medications. With inadequate dosage, hyperglycemia can occur, resulting in increased urination in an attempt to eliminate serum glucose, deep Kussmaul's respirations to reduce blood pH by eliminating carbon dioxide, thirst, and hot or flushed skin.

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Cholinergic agonists act at the same site as the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) and increase the activity of the ACh receptor sites throughout the body. Because these sites are found extensively throughout the parasympathetic nervous system, their stimulation produces a response similar to what is seen when the parasympathetic system is activated. These drugs do not stimulate the sympathetic, central, or voluntary nervous systems.





 

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