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The nurse is caring for a conscious patient who has symptoms consistent with hypoglycemia.After a serum glucose reading supports this diagnosis,which substance is preferred to initially increase the patient's glucose level?
Reaction Formation
A defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously replaces undesirable or anxiety-inducing thoughts or feelings with their opposites.
Regression
A defense mechanism leading to the temporary or long-term reversion of the ego to an earlier stage of development rather than handling unacceptable impulses in a more mature way.
Synapse
The tiny space between the nerve ending of one neuron and the dendrite of another.
Nerve Ending
The region at the end of a neuron from which an impulse is sent to a neighboring neuron.
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