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A patient who has chronic adrenal insufficiency is admitted to the hospital for an open cholecystectomy.
 
  The nurse obtaining the admission history learns that the patient takes hydrocortisone 25 mg PO daily in the morning. The patient's surgery is scheduled for the next morning. The nurse will expect an order to:
  a. administer the usual morning dose of hydrocortisone 25 mg PO.
  b. administer hydrocortisone 75 mg PO in the morning.
  c. administer hydrocortisone 75 mg IV before surgery.
  d. withhold the morning dose of hydrocortisone and give it after surgery.
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Smart ... Thanks!
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Good timing, thanks!
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