Vomiting from Preoperative Narcotics Can Predispose Patients with Diabetes to Fluid

question 29

Multiple Choice

Vomiting from preoperative narcotics can predispose patients with diabetes to fluid and electrolyte imbalances resulting in:

• A) hypertension
• B) hypotension
• C) hyperglycemia
• D) hypoglycemia

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