A client who has been diagnosed with type II diabetes mellit…

A client who has been diagnosed with type II diabetes mellitus has been prescribed glipizide in addition to diet and exercise changes for their treatment plan. When reviewing the client’s laboratory values, the nurse interprets which value as the best evidence of a therapeutic response to the glipizide?   

Fructose and galactose both have six carbon atoms, twelve hy…

Fructose and galactose both have six carbon atoms, twelve hydrogen atoms and six oxygen atoms; just like glucose. A friend of yours says: “Since those sugars have the same number of atoms, they should have the same name.” You answer: “While they do have the same number and type of atoms,

Magnesium chloride (MgCl 2) is a salt formed with ionic bond…

Magnesium chloride (MgCl 2) is a salt formed with ionic bonds between one magnesium ion and two chloride ions. Magnesium has two electrons in its outer shell and chlorine has seven electrons in its outer shell. How are the electrons transferred between these atoms?