The patient with type I diabetes mellitus has contracted influenza A. Which lab must be most closely monitored in this patient to prevent a life-threatening complication?

The nurse is taking care of a patient with symptoms concerning for Cushing’s syndrome/disease, namely moon facies, acanthosis nigricans, hair loss, thinning of skin, weight gain, hyperglycemia, hypertension, and osteoporosis. Initial diagnostic tests found the patient’s Cushing syndrome to be ACTH-dependent. Which of the following diagnostic tests would best differentiate between an ectopic ACTH-producing source versus a pituitary source?

Following colon resection, the nurse is vigilant for which early symptoms of septic shock? Select all that apply.