4. What is Joe\'s hematocrit? 5 1 pt 5. A patient\'s blood work shows elevated i

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4. What is Joe's hematocrit? 5 1 pt 5. A patient's blood work shows elevated insulin levels. Does this patient likely have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes? Defend your answer. 2 pts In the above patient, you call for an HbA1C test. What is HbA1c? What does this test specifically show? 2 pts 6. They have their blood typed. Which result would be both a possibility AND cause for alarm? 1pts A. both parents Rh- B. both parents Rh + C. man Rh- and woman Rh+ D. man Rh + and woman Rh- 7. A couple expecting their second child is worried about Rh incompatibility. Their first child was Rh

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5. The patient has type II diabetes. It is characterised by the inability of the cells of the body to use insulin properly leading to hyperglycemia. There is also a steady decline of beta cells that worsens the process of production of elevated blood sugars. At the beginning, if the person is insulin resistant, the body can partially increase the production of insulin to overcome the resistance. Over time, if the production decreases, this leads to elevated levels of blood sugars. This essentially means that the pancreas produces high amounts of insulin but the body is not able to use it efficiently.

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