Mr. L is a 58 year old

Mr. L is a 58 year old man who is recovering in the orthopedic unit of the hospital from a right total knee replacement of two days ago. Mr. L has type 1 diabetes and was diagnosed with the condition at 12 years of age. He has been managing his illness with blood glucose checks 4 times a day: before meals and once at bedtime. He currently takes Humulin-R on a sliding scale based on his glucose results. He weighs 315 lbs. and has developed osteoarthritis in both knees, requiring surgical replacement of the knee joint on the right side. The nurse caring for Mr.L. enters his room at 8:15 AM for a morning assessment. She finds Mr. L lying in his bed awake, but his mental status is altered and there is a fruity odor to his breath. His vital signs are: HR 100bpm, RR 32/minute, BP 116/78 mm Hg. The nurse notes that his last blood glucose level was 156 mg/dl the previous night before bed and he received 2 units of insulin at that time, but he has not received his morning glucose check or any insulin yet today. A rapid bedside glucose check reveals a blood glucose level of 468 mg/dl. The nurse contacts the physician and upon further examination, Mr. L is diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis. Mr. L complains of feeling very thirsty and that he can’t see very well because his vision is suddenly blurry. The nurse notes he has a large amount of clear urine in his catheter bag. She takes a sample of urine and it tests positive for ketone bodies. The physician has given orders to administer 0.9% Sodium Chloride IV at 500 mL/hour for 1 hour, then 200mL/hour for the next 4 hours. The nurse is to start a drip of Regular insulin at 0>1mg/kg/hour. The physician has also added orders for lab work, including a metabolic profile and arterial blood gases. The metabolic panel results are: Na 135 mEq/L, K 3.2mEq/l, CL 95mmol/L, Ca 8.5mg/dl. The arterial blood gases results are as follows: ph 7.31, pCO2 20 mmHg, pO2 95 mmHg, HCO3 12 mmol/L 7.Based on the metabolic profile results, what is the next step that the nurse would most likely need to perform? 8. Explain why DKA would most likely produce these types of blood gas results. An hour after the insulin was started, the nurse checks Mr. L’s blood glucose levels and notes it has decreased to 208mg/dL. He appears more comfortable ad his vital signs are: HR 92 pbm, RR 22/minute, BP 1116.70 mmHg, O2 Saturation 95% on 2L of oxygen. 9. What should the nurse do next? SCIENCE HEALTH SCIENCE NURSING

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