questions are based on scenario. please answer with rationale CHAPTER 7. ENDOCRI

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questions are based on scenario. please answer with rationale

CHAPTER 7. ENDOCRINE DISORDERS Case Study 1 Name. Class/Group Date All questions apply to this case study. Your response should be brief and to the point. Adequate space has been provided for answers. When asked to provide several answers, they should be listed in order of priority or significance. Do not assume information that is not provided. Please print or You are volunteering at a Health Fair being conducted at a local community health clinic in a large metropolitan area. You are assigned to work with an advanced practice nurse in diabetes management and are assisting in the screening process for hyperglycemia and high WHR (waist-hip ratio). During the course of the day you meet ?.?., a 42-year-old African American woman, whom you suspect has some type of diabetes mellitus. A nursing history reveals the following findings: Ht 5'6", Wt 210 lb, WHR 0.96. M.M.'s mother, age 72, and two maternal aunts have type II diabetes mellitus (DM). M.M. has smoked 12 packs/day of cigarettes for over 25 years and admits she should get more exercise. Screening glucose level (finger stick) is 310 mg/dl. On interview, M.M.'s only 0 complaint is increasing fatigue over the past month and mild nocturia.

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10. Three contents of diabetes education:

i) Explaining how diabetes occurs and what are the treatment options:

ii) Changing food habit:

iii) Daily exercise and physical activity:

11. Two recommendation to make at the health fair regarding primary prevention of diabetes:

i) Find out the risk of having diabetes.

ii) Keep your body weight in control.

12.

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