Which of These Questions Would Be Most Important for the Nurse

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of these questions would be most important for the nurse to ask a patient with no previous history of diabetes mellitus whose urine is positive for the presence of ketones?

• A)"What did you eat for breakfast and lunch today?"
• B)"Can you please describe any weight loss strategies you've been using?"
• C)"Have you donated blood recently?"
• D)"Have you ever been told you have albumin in your urine?"

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Definitions:

Histone

Type of protein that associates with DNA and structurally organizes eukaryotic chromosomes.

Nucleosome

Unit of chromosomal organization: a length of DNA wound twice around histone proteins.

Histone Proteins

Proteins that package and order DNA into structural units called nucleosomes, playing a role in gene regulation.

Somatic Cell

A cell in a living being that is not involved in reproduction.