The Nurse Participating in a Screening Program for Persons at Risk

question 29

Multiple Choice

The nurse participating in a screening program for persons at risk for diabetes should have a high index of suspicion for a(n)

• A) 44-year-old man who is 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds.
• B) adolescent whose mother has type 2 diabetes.
• C) young man complaining of weight loss and joint pain.
• D) young woman who has had two babies weighing 7 pounds each.

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