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Case Study 4<br />

• Your unit responds to a home for <strong>the</strong><br />

report of a diabetic who is found<br />

unresponsive. You f<strong>in</strong>d <strong>the</strong> patient<br />

unresponsive and breath<strong>in</strong>g shallow. Sk<strong>in</strong><br />

is warm and dry. Vitals are with<strong>in</strong> normal<br />

limits. The patient, a 77 year old female is<br />

an <strong>in</strong>sul<strong>in</strong> dependent diabetic who has<br />

eaten today, but it is unknown if she had<br />

her <strong>in</strong>sul<strong>in</strong>. What are your treatment steps<br />

for this patient<br />

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