The Nurse Evaluating the Laboratory Studies of a 46-Year-Old Client

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse evaluating the laboratory studies of a 46-year-old client would recognize that the laboratory report most suggestive of the presence of diabetes mellitus is

• A) a glucose tolerance test that takes 2 hours to return to normal.
• B) fasting blood glucose level of 151 mg/dl.
• C) high urine ketone levels with +2 glycosuria.
• D) random ("casual") blood glucose level of 80 mg.

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Definitions:

Hominins

Members of the human lineage after the split from our common ancestor with chimpanzees, including all species of Homo and related genera.

New World Monkeys

A group of primates that live in the forests of Central and South America, distinct from their Old World counterparts in Africa and Asia.

Old World Monkeys

A group of primates native to Africa and Asia, part of the family Cercopithecidae, often characterized by their non-prehensile tails.

Cultural Evolution

The process through which human societies grow and develop culturally over time, driven by the transmission of knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors from one generation to the next.