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Title: What condition does the nurse suspect when a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus has hyperglycemia, ...
Post by: unique_elf on Feb 6, 2018
What condition does the nurse suspect when a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus has hyperglycemia, diaphoresis, and headaches in the morning?
 
  a. Dawn phenomenon
  b. Somogyi phenomenon
  c. Honeymoon effect
  d. Ketoacidosis


Title: What condition does the nurse suspect when a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus has hyperglycemia, ...
Post by: laneybrown8 on Feb 6, 2018
ANS: B
The Somogyi phenomenon (rebound hyperglycemia) occurs when the blood glucose level is lowered to the point at which the body's counter-regulatory hormones are released, producing the symptoms described.