Question: What Could Cause Patients Who Are Controlled Normally With Oral Hypoglycemic Agents To Require Insulin? When Is The Greatest Risk For Hypoglycemia In Patients Using Insulin? What Is The Advantage Of Using Lantus? Describe The Treatment For The Unconscious Patient With Hypoglycemia. When Would Ketones Appear In The Urine Of A Diabetic Patient? What Is …

What could cause patients who are controlled normally with oralhypoglycemic agents to require insulin?

1. When is the greatest risk for hypoglycemia in patients usinginsulin?
2. What is the advantage of using Lantus?
3. Describe the treatment for the unconscious patient withhypoglycemia.
4. When would ketones appear in the urine of a diabeticpatient?
5. What is an advantage of using Biguanides versus other oralhypoglycemics?
6. When administering two types of insulin at the same time, NPHand Regular, which do you draw up first? Why?
7. What are some priority nursing interventions for administrationof Synthroid?
8. Why is it important to assess a patient’s weight frequently ifthey are taking thyroid replacement hormone?
9. Why is it important to “wean” a person fromglucocorticoids?
10. What condition is associated with insufficient antidiuretichormone?
11. What are some administration guidelines for antidiuretichormone?
12. Which protocol does a nurse enforce when caring for a patientreceiving radioactive iodine?
    1. not allowing visitors to enter the room.
    2. reporting any urine spills int eh room to the supervisor
    3. Ensuring that there is no risk to the patient or nurse from theradioactive iodine
    4. Reporting any tenderness over the thyroid to thephysician.
13. Which adverse effect of the antithyroid agent proplythiouracil(PTU) is common and usually self-resolving?
    1. Bone marrow suppression

B. nephrotoxicity

C. Purpuric Rash

D. Hepatoxicity

15. What is a common adverse effect ofglucocorticoids?

1. A. Weight loss
   2. Hypoglycemia
   3. Appetite Supression
   4. Delayed Wound Healing