You are caring for a client in the emergency department who is experiencing chest pain. You are preparing to initiate nitroglycerin by continuous IV

Question •You are caring for a client in the emergency department who is experiencingchest pain. You are preparing to initiate nitroglycerin by continuous IV infusion. -What parameters do you need to monitor when administrating nitroglycerin? -You are to start the infusion at 5 mcg/min and increase the dose by 5 mcg every 5 min. You have on hand nitroglycerin 25 mg in D5W 250 mL and must calculate how many mL/hr to give. Calculate the answer and explain your work. -What are the clinical manifestations of hyperglycemia? Hypoglycemia?•Review the IV insulin and hypoglycemia protocols carefully, then answer the following 2 questions. (The slides have portions of the same protocols in the Steve Chambers I-Human case). -Your client has been diagnosed with DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis). Currently, the client is receiving 2 units per hour of insulin. (Concentration is 1 unit/ml) Current capillary blood glucose (BG) is 99 mg/dl, prior BG was 83 mg/dl. What rate should the insulin infusion be changed to (if any changes?) -Later on that shift, the insulin infusion is still infusing and the client begins having slurred speech. Capillary blood glucose is checked STAT and is 53 mg/dl. What is the appropriate treatment for this client?  Health Science Science Nursing NURSING 341 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)