The client’s blood glucose level at 1700 is 243.  The slidin…

The client’s blood glucose level at 1700 is 243.  The sliding scale order for Novolin R insulin ac and HS is below. The client also has an order for Humulin N 10 units at 0700 and 1700.   Novolin R insulin sliding scale 0-150 mg/dl  0 units 151- 250 mg/dl 4 units 251- 350 mg/dl 6 units 351- 400 mg/dl 8 units > 401 mg/dl  Call MD  What is the total amount of insulin to be administered to the client?   ————— (Include/write the unit of measure in the answer)

Many cancer patients develop cachexia (tissue wasting) due t…

Many cancer patients develop cachexia (tissue wasting) due to progressive loss of adipose and skeletal muscle. A significant contributing factor is that many tumor cells exhibit an abnormal metabolism of glucose called the Warburg effect. Which of the following best explains the underlying metabolic basis for how cancers cause cachexia? 

A newborn girl delivered at 35 weeks of gestation presented…

A newborn girl delivered at 35 weeks of gestation presented with low birth weight, low Apgar scores, and poor neurological status. Serum studies showed undetectable levels of glutamine. Genetic studies revealed mutations both glutamine synthetase genes. Which one of the following would be normal (not affected) in this patient?