Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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If a type I diabetic client takes too much insulin, what clinical manifestations would alert the nurse to the fact that the client has become hypoglycemic?
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confusion and cool, clammy skin
fruity smelling breath and urinary
tremors of the limbs and bradycardia
complaints of abdominal pain and nausea
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