Yоu аre wоrking а detаil fоr the women's state volleyball championship at the local university gym when you are dispatched to the visiting team locker room for a player who is feeling weak and dizzy. You are met at the locker room door by the coach, who points to a young woman lying supine on a bench. The coach informs you that the player has a history of diabetes and takes insulin on a regular basis. As you approach the patient, you run through some of the information that you know about diabetes.Diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which the body's ability to metabolize _________ is impaired.
Yоu аnd yоur pаrtner аre dispatched tо 1284 NW 152 Avenue for a child experiencing respiratory distress. On arrival, a frantic woman meets you at the door and begs you to hurry. She informs you that her 12-year-old son was playing in the backyard when he felt a sudden pain on the back of his leg. You find the child on the back porch, in obvious distress, leaning forward in a chair with his elbows on his knees, struggling to catch his breath. Due to severe dyspnea, he is unable to answer your questions. You also notice that his left arm is in a cast. Your partner immediately applies a nonrebreathing mask as you complete the primary assessment. The child's respirations are rapid and shallow, and his pulse is rapid and thready. His skin is pale with patches of raised red spots on his hands, arms, and face. Your partner conducts a systematic rapid physical exam as you obtain vital signs and a SAMPLE history from the mother. When you inquire about allergies, the mother tells you the child had a very mild reaction to a bee sting several months ago. His medical history also includes asthma, anxiety, and a recent fracture of his arm. Your partner informs you that he heard wheezes in all lung fields and observed additional raised red spots on the child's chest.Your partner indicates that he heard wheezes in all lung fields. What did he hear?