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NCLEX-RN · Question #72

A type I diabetic client is diagnosed with cellulitis in his right lower extremity. The nurse would expect which of the following to be present in relation to his blood sugar level?

The correct answer is C. An increased blood sugar level. (A) Blood sugar levels increase when the body responds to stress and illness. (B) Blood sugar levels increase when the body responds to stress and illness. (C) Hyperglycemia occurs because glucose is produced as the body responds to the stress and illness of cellulitis. (D)…

Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

Question

A type I diabetic client is diagnosed with cellulitis in his right lower extremity. The nurse would expect which of the following to be present in relation to his blood sugar level?

Options

  • AA normal blood sugar level
  • BA decreased blood sugar level
  • CAn increased blood sugar level
  • DFluctuating levels with a predawn increase

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • B
    10% (2)
  • C
    86% (18)
  • D
    5% (1)

Explanation

(A) Blood sugar levels increase when the body responds to stress and illness. (B) Blood sugar levels increase when the body responds to stress and illness. (C) Hyperglycemia occurs because glucose is produced as the body responds to the stress and illness of cellulitis. (D) Blood sugar levels remain elevated as long as the body responds to stress and illness.

Topics

#infection-induced hyperglycemia#type I diabetes#cellulitis#stress response

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