The nurse is caring for a child readmitted for hyperglycemia…

The nurse is caring for a child readmitted for hyperglycemia.  Upon arising in the morning the child’s blood sugar has been 200-300 per glucometer.  The mother states “When I checked his blood sugar at 3 AM it was low so I gave him some juice”.  What condition would the nurse suspect?

“LD is a 73 year old Asian female being evaluated for osteop…

“LD is a 73 year old Asian female being evaluated for osteoporosis. She lives alone, weighs 115 lbs., smokes 0.5 ppd X 30 years, drinks 2-3 cups coffee per day, and denies alcohol use. She walks three times a week in the park, and loves to garden. You inform LD that her hip T-score is -2.6. What classification do you place her in?”