recovery. The impact of my disease ripples through every aspect of my life. My mother lost her job and I missed a whole semester of school as I struggled to adapt to my new life. Managing my condition required me to learn to administer at least five insulin shots daily‚ a tiring task for someone who was still coming to terms with the emotional and
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A. The Patient with A Disturbance in Oxygenation Objectives: At the end of this unit the student will be able to: 1. Identify the natural defense mechanisms of the respiratory system‚ and correlate changes in these defense mechanisms with respiratory dysfunction. 2. Describe effects of aging on the respiratory system. 3. Identify significant assessment data that should be obtained from a patient. 4. Describe pH and the mechanisms that regulate acid-base balance. 5. Describe the common
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Consumer Health Informatics: Is Every Patient Ready to be Wired? Carrie Taylor‚ RN NUR 312A Nursing Informatics 20 September 2012 In healthcare today‚ great strides have been made to create technology that can aid patients and family members‚ as well as‚ the public at large in gathering health information‚ making personal health decisions and taking control of their options. As healthcare providers‚ it can be easy to believe that we should want the best for every patient‚ but the question
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GLIPIZIDE EXTENDED RELEASE TABLETS FOR ORAL USE DESCRIPTION Glipizide is an oral blood-glucose-lowering drug of the sulfonylurea class. The Chemical Abstracts name of glipizide is 1-cyclohexyl-3-[[p-[2-(5methylpyrazinecarboxamido)ethyl] phenyl]sulfonyl]urea. The molecular formula is C21H27N5O4S; the molecular weight is 445.55; the structural formula is shown below: N HC 3 N CONHCH2CH2 SO NHCONH 2 Glipizide is a whitish‚ odorless powder with a pKa of 5.9. It is insoluble in water and
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outcomes. What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough‚ or does not properly respond to‚ insulin‚ a hormone produced in the pancreas. Insulin enables cells to absorb glucose in order to turn it into energy. In patients with diabetes‚ the body either fails to properly respond to its own insulin‚ does not make enough insulin‚ or both. This causes glucose to accumulate in the blood‚ often leading to various complications. Types There are several types
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Sugar Metabolism Title: The effectiveness of glucose and fructose metabolism in individuals of resting and exercising observed through blood glucose concentration. Aim: To study the mechanisms of the body involved in absorbing and metabolizing sugar in the form of glucose and fructose and examine the effect of exercise on the rate of removal of glucose from the bloodstream. Introduction: The blood glucose concentration in the blood is interceded by the human body via negative feedback mechanism
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the nurse could help better explain her father’s predicament. She conveyed that I iterated what the nurse had previously told her. I told her what medications her father was taking‚ the need for the second iv (Levaquin was not compatible with the insulin)‚ and that her father was placed on a high flow machine and then placed back on the BiPAP per the patient’s request. It made me feel better when I had an answer to her questions. I was able to convey critical care knowledge to a family
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glucose and acid build-up is known as ketoacidosis and can be life-threatening if not treated immediately. • Over time‚ high glucose levels in your blood can damage the nerves and small blood vessels within your eyes‚ heart and kidney. High glucose levels can also make you more likely to develop atherosclerosis (hardening or narrowing of the arteries) which generally leads to heart attacks and strokes The injected insulin takes longer to act than the insulin secreted from the pancreas as it’s injected
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outhouse) attached to the back porch. There is a water pump in the kitchen and a wood burning stove for heat. Mrs. Taffey enjoys canning‚ knitting‚ needlepoint‚ and quilting. She has a small income from her knitting and quilting work. She has a sizeable social support system that includes her children‚ her husband‚ and many friends. Mrs. Taffey is overweight and has insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). In conjunction with being a brittle diabetic‚ she has peripheral neuropathy with paresthesias
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Diabetes is a life-long disease with no known cure or vaccine‚ which is caused by the absence of insulin production‚ a decreased production level or the inability to use insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas and secreted by the cells located in the beta cells of the Islets of Langerhans. While the beta cells of the pancreas secrete insulin‚ glucagon is secreted by the alpha cells. Insulin regulates blood glucose levels to prevent an increased or an abnormally decreased amount of
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