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2. After receiving the report, which patient should you see first? F.D., a 66-year-old woman, is scheduled for an abdominal hysterectomy at 1300 today for endometrial cancer. She has type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and a history of atrial fibrillation controlled with drug therapy. She has been NPO since midnight. Capillary blood glucose level at 0730 was 198 mg/dL. She received 4 units of regular insulin at 0800 but no other morning medications. IV of normal saline is infusing at 125 mL/hr. Weight 205 lb, height 5 ft 2 in Vital signs: BP 180/94, 84 and regular, 20. G.S., a 63-year-old male, had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy yesterday afternoon. His history includes hypertension and type 2 diabetes. His capillary glucose 1 hour ago was 135 mg/dL. He is scheduled for discharge this evening. E.G., a 74-year-old man, had surgery for a fractured hip yesterday. He is receiving dextrose 5% in 0.45 normal saline at 100 mL/hr, morphine via PCA at 1 mg q10min (20 mg max in 4 hr) for pain, and heparin 5000 units subcutaneous every 12 hr. O2 to keep O2 saturation >93%. A self-suction drain is in place at the surgical site. He has good respiratory effort when using
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