Blood levels of ketone bodies increase in: (3 points)    

A patient sees his primary care doctor for a physical exam. He is 55 years old, obese, and his father had diabetes mellitus and a history of heart disease and died at age 62 of complications of diabetes.  This patient’s fasting blood sugar is 145 mg/dl and 157 mg/dl on two different days.  His cholesterol and triglycerides are also elevated.      This patient meets the American Diabetes Association criteria for diabetes mellitus. 

  A 47 year old male with a family history of diabetes mellitus is most likely to develop which type of diabetes?               

a. What color change represents a positive result for Clinictest. b. Which is negative?  c. Why perform this test? 3 bonus points  

Clinitest is based on the classic Benedict’s copper reduction reaction Copper sulfate reacts with reducing substances in the urine, converting cupric sulfate to cuprous oxide resulting in the production of color.  

A patient is admitted to the ED and the nurse suspects a cardiac problem.  Which interventions should the nurse implement?

The nurse is developing a discharge teaching plan for a patient diagnosed with heart failure.  Which interventions should be included in the plan?  Select all that apply.

The nurse notes a peaked T wave for the patient diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF).  Which laboratory data should the nurse assess?

The nurse is evaluating the EKG monitoring of a patient on the telemetry unit.  The patient is exhibiting the following telemetry reading: Which of the following should the nurse implement?

Which of the following statements about the treatment of human subjects in research is FALSE?