Across
- 1. the patient should be started on ____ containing fluids when glucose is <250
- 3. the patient should receive two liters of this fluid as step one of glucommander (abbreviation)
- 4. glucose checks are done every ___ hour when the patient is on glucommander
- 5. interval on EKG that can prolong with medications
- 7. this organ should be scanned when the CT results as urinary retention
- 9. lab that helps rule out other causes of acidosis
- 12. muscle breakdown releasing toxins into the blood
Down
- 2. must be monitored closely and replaced in DKA
- 6. life threatening state with ketone production and metabolic acidosis
- 8. gap, placing the patient on glucommander is to help lower this lab level
- 10. there are this many steps to the glucommander process
- 11. deep/rapid breathing pattern in metabolic acidosis