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A nurse obtaining an admission history on an adult patient notes that the patient has a heart rate of 62 beats per minute, a blood pressure of 105/62 mm Hg, and a temperature of 96.2 F.  The patient appears pale and complains of always feeling cold and tired. The nurse will contact the provider to discuss tests for which condition?

Z-score standardization assumes data are approximately Gaussian and rescales to mean 0 and standard deviation 1.

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A nurse obtaining an admission history on an adult patient notes that the patient has a heart rate of 62 beats per minute, a blood pressure of 105/62 mm Hg, and a temperature of 96.2 F.  The patient appears pale and complains of always feeling cold and tired. The nurse will contact the provider to discuss tests for which condition?

According to ADA criteria, which set of patient values would be considered diagnostic for Type II diabetes?

The nurse teaches an 80-year-old client with diminished peripheral sensation. Which statement would the nurse include in this client’s teaching?  Correct

The following blood results are obtained from an outpatient seen in the diabetic clinic: Glycated hemoglobin: 5.3%, Serum glucose: 95 mg/dL. These results indicate:

A 65-year-old man has been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and will be starting levothyroxine (Synthroid) therapy. He has a history of cardiovascular disease and had two coronary stents inserted 2 years ago, with no problems since that time. He is usually active, but states that lately he has felt tired with no energy to take his usual walks or work around the house. He has been instructed to take the medication in the morning, 1 hour before breakfast, and to return to the clinic in 4 weeks to check his TSH levels. The nurse recognizes that, based on the patient’s history and new medication regimen, he is currently as risk for side effects/complications from his therapy, especially __________. __________, and __________, which must be included in the patient teaching.

According to ADA criteria, which set of patient values would be considered diagnostic for Type II diabetes?

The following blood results are obtained from an outpatient seen in the diabetic clinic: Glycated hemoglobin: 5.3%, Serum glucose: 95 mg/dL. These results indicate: