When reviewing results of client lumbar puncture

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When reviewing the results of a client's lumbar puncture, a nurse notes a glucose level of 32 mg/dl. What does this result suggest to the nurse? The client may have bacterial meningitis. The client is experiencing hypoglycemia. The client may have undiagnosed diabetes mellitus because this level is elevated above the normal glucose level for cerebral spinal fluid (CSF). This glucose level is normal.

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