What is the 1st priority nursing management and medical management? Why? Study questions:Betty Cooper, 25-y/o-female, is admitted to the emergency department with decreasing level ofconsciousness. She is 98lbs and stands at 5ft. She has a history of diabetes mellitus since she was9 years of age. A physical assessment and laboratory data reveal the following:> Dry skin, poor turgor> RR = 40cpm, rapid and deep & labored> HR = 118bpm, weak pulse> Temp = 98°F> BP = 110/70 mmHg> ABG: pH = 7.15; HCO3; 13mEq/L; PCO2 = 35 mEq/L> Serum glucose = 504mg/dl> Serum Na = 130 mEq/L> Serum K = 5 mEq/L> Serum CI = 108 mEq/L> BUN = 74.68 mg/dL

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