stands five-foot and nine inches tall and weighs two hundred sixty pounds‚ exhibiting moderate obesity and has been for the past twenty-five years. He has a longstanding history of hypertension; approximately twenty years as well as a history of diabetes mellitus type two for twelve years‚ never having been insulin dependant. He has a smoking history of about fifty years smoking two packs per day and has been diagnosed a few years ago with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ making him oxygen-dependant
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Case Study Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Y. L. makes an appointment to come to the clinic where you are employed. She has been complaining of (C/O) chronic fatigue‚ increased thirst‚ constant hunger‚ and frequent urination. She denies any pain‚ burning‚ or low-back pain on urination. She tells you she as a vaginal yeast infection that she has treated numerous times with the over-the-counter (OTC) medication. She admits to starting smoking since going back to work full time as a clerk in a loan
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Diabetes Case Study NUR/427 January 13‚ 2011 Diabetes Case Study Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that affects millions of people across the nation. According to LeMone and Burke (2008)‚ “Approximately 1.3 million new cases of DM are diagnosed each year in the United States” (pg 563). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 23.6 million people in the United States have DM. Collectively 17.9 million people were diagnosed and 5.7 million people were undiagnosed
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK REFLECTIVE LEARNING LOG 2009/2010 CP2001 NURUL AZIRA SALIM DR.LARRIE MARTIN BRIDGE HOUSE SURGERY‚ CARRIGALINE Case 1 – Gastrointestinal System History On 3rd of December 2009‚ I went to the Bridge House Surgery ‚ Carrigaline for my Augmented Teaching Practice (ATP) attachment with Dr. Larrie Martin. This week focus was on the Gastrointestinal System. Thus‚ this is the history of Mrs L‚ a 53 years old lady who presented with an
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Cited: Alois‚ John‚ Patricia Donohue-Porter‚ and Laurie Schussed. Diabetes: The Comprehensive Self-Management Handbook. New York: Doubleday‚ 1984. AllRefer.com. AllReferHealth. 2003. April 2005 Danowski‚ T.S. Diabetes as a Way of Life. New York: Coward‚ McCann &Geoghegan‚ 1978. Dolger‚ Henry and Bernard Seeman. How to Live with Diabetes. NewYork: Norton‚ 1977. (Diabetes Mellitus) Encyclopedia Britannica‚ Chicago: Helen Hemingway Benton Publisher‚ 1978. Insulin Pumpers UK
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Exercise #1 True/False 1. Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder in the United States. 2. Diabetes mellitus can be successfully managed with diet and oral antidiabetic agents. 3. Glucagon (GlucaGen) is taken orally at home to increase blood sugar levels when a patient develops hypoglycemia. 4. Metformin (Glucophage) is used to lower blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes. 5. Exubera is a new form of inhaled insulin that was approved in early 2006 for use by
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Over the years‚ “the importance of the mental health expert in the management of medically ill individuals has grown with the proliferation of information linking health and behavior”. (Harris & Lustman‚ 1998) Receiving a diagnosis such as Diabetes Mellitus has been linked to psychological disorders that affect the way an individual copes with this disorder. We will identify treatments‚ controlled and uncontrolled factors‚ and the approach used by mental health professional to help these patients
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Patient Name: Gerald Edwards Hospital No.: 11058 Room No.: 481 Date of Admission: 07/15/2010 Admitting Physician: Catherine Baker‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Complications of known diabetes mellitus. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This is a 53-year-old black individual a patient of Dr. Shelton‚ who has had diabetes for at least six months‚ but he thinks it has been longer than that. He says his last known blood sugar was in the 300’s. He presents in the ER today with a foot ulcer since January
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test is between 4% and 5.6%. A hemoglobin A1c range between 5.7% and 6.4% indicates an increased risk for diabetes. Total cholesterol level of 256 is very high. Triglycerides level of less than 150 mg/dl is considered normal but Y.L’s level is 346 high. Level of LDL at 155 is at borderline high‚ HDL level of 32 is very low putting Y.L at risk for heart disease‚ (+) glucose indicates diabetes‚ (-) ketones were found in the urine which is considered normal. 2. The three methods used to diagnose
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Cebu Normal University College of Nursing Osmeña Boulevard Cebu City 6000 254 – 4837 / cnucollegeofnursing@live.com.ph A Case Study of a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: Striving to Live Life worth Living Taboada‚ Gwen Marie F. Chapter 1 Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) 2 or type 2 diabetes is more common than diabetes mellitus type 1 and is prevalent in people over 40 years old. The condition and its symptoms develop slowly over a period from weeks to months. In DM type 2‚ the
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