A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and wants to better understand the pathophysiology of diabetes. Which of the following statements is correct?
"Lifestyle changes cannot help this diagnosis because it is most likely genetic.'
"Your body produces some insulin but not enough to help move glucose into the cells."
"Your cells have become resistant to glucose and you will have to change your diet."
"Your body does not produce any insulin, so your cells cannot absorb glucose.
The Correct Answer is C
A- Type 2 diabetes is multifactorial- both genetic and lifestyle have a role in its development. Individuals with a positive family history for diabetes are more likely to develop the illness. Exposure to sedentary lifestyle increases the risk even more in these individuals.
This condition is characterized by insulin resistance, where the body's cells do not respond properly to insulin, and by a relative insulin deficiency, where the pancreas does not produce sufficient insulin for the body's needs. Lifestyle changes, such as diet and exercise, can be very effective in managing type 2 diabetes because they can improve the body's sensitivity to insulin and help control blood glucose levels.
Describes type 1 diabetes, where the pancreas produces little to no insulin, which is different from type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes the body produce insulin but is either inadequate or there is increased tissues resistance to insulin
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Correct Answer is B
Explanation
In type 1 diabetes, the body produces autoantibodies against the body’s pancreatic beta cells. The pancreatic beta cells that are responsible for insulin production are destroyed completely. This leads to lack of insulin production that necessitates the need for insulin supplementation for the rest of their life.
A-Blood sugar readings should be taken before and after meals
C-The insulin secreting cells are permanently damaged and therefore no insulin production can occur
D - weight reduction is important but does not cure type 1 diabetes
Correct Answer is C
Explanation
Naloxone is an opioid antagonist used to rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, which often includes severely slowed or stopped breathing.
- CheyneStokes respirations (A) and Kussmaul respirations (D) are abnormal breathing patterns that are not indicative of effective naloxone treatment.
- Substernal retractions (B) indicate difficulty breathing, which would not suggest that the naloxone has been effective.
- Effective naloxone intervention is typically indicated by the restoration of normal breathing patterns in a person who has experienced opioid toxicity.
A-Cheyne stokes respirations is due to conditions such as stroke, brain injury
B-Substernal retraction occur in respiratory distress due to pulmonary conditions such as pneumonia D-Kussmaul breathing is found in diabetes ketoacidosis
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