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    Nursing

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    and her plasma glucose is 291 mg/dl. Her primary care provider (PCP)‚ which of course is a Family or Adult Nurse Practitioner‚ orders the following labs: urinalysis‚ hemoglobin A1C‚ fasting complete metabolic panel (CMP)‚ CBC‚ fasting lipid profile‚ and glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The lab values are as follows: fasting glucose 184 mg/dl‚ Hb A1C 10.4‚ UA +glucose‚ -ketones‚ cholesterol 256 mg/dl‚ triglycerides 346 mg/dl‚ LDL 155 mg/dl‚ HDL 32 mg/dl‚ ratio 8.0. A subsequent fasting glucose

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    12 Exercise 4: Endocrine System Physiology: Activity 2: Plasma Glucose‚ Insulin‚ and Diabetes Mellitus Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You have not completed the Pre-lab Quiz. 07/15/15 page 1 Experiment Results Predict Question: Predict Question: To measure the amount of plasma glucose in a patient sample Your answer : b. the optical density of the sample will be measured and the glucose concentration will be extrapolated from the glucose standard curve. Stop & Think Questions: Why does the color

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    I E W S H E E T E X E R C I S E 4 (Activity 2‚ 3‚ & 4) A C T I V I T Y 2 Plasma Glucose‚ Insulin‚ and Diabetes Mellitus 1. What is a glucose standard curve‚ and why did you need to obtain one for this experiment? Did you correctly predict how you would measure the amount of plasma glucose in a patient sample using the glucose standard curve? _A glucose standard curve is a method for identifying blood glucose. I incorrectly predicted you would get it from the blood sample. In reality you

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    NAME LAB TIME/DATE _ Endocrine System Physiology: Computer Simulation Metabolism The following questions refer to Activity 1: Determining Baseline Metabolic Rates. 1. Which rat had the fastest baseline metabolic rate? -------------------------The normal rat 2. Compare the baseline metabolic rates for the thyroidectomized rat and the normal rat and explain your results. The thyroidectomized rat had a lower baseline metabolic rate beause the removal of its thyroid gland prevented it

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    treatment for this lipid abnormality * Raised blood pressure: systolic BP > 130 or diastolic BP >85 mm Hg‚ or treatment of previously diagnosed hypertension. * Raised fasting plasma glucose :(FPG)>100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L)‚ or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes. If FPG >5.6 mmol/L or 100 mg/dL‚ OGTT Glucose tolerance test is strongly recommended but is not necessary to define presence of the Syndrome. # If BMI is >30 kg/m²‚ central obesity can be assumed and waist circumference

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    pressure is 152/97 mm Hg‚ and her plasma glucose level is 16.1 mmol/L. Her family physician orders the following diagnostic tests: urinalysis‚ HbA1c‚ fasting BG (blood glucose)‚ fasting lipid profile (cholesterol‚ LDL‚ HDL and triglycerides). Lab results are as follows: Fasting BG: 10.2 mmol/L HbA1c: 10.4% Urinalysis: positive glucose‚ negative ketones Total cholesterol: 7.3 mmol/L LDL: 240 mmol/L HDL: 49 mmol/L Triglycerides: 2.9 mmol/L A subsequent fasting BG is also elevated and Y.L

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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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    Hormones and Metabolism Activity 1: Determining the Baseline Metabolic Rates 1. Which rat had the fastest baseline metabolic rate? Normal rate 2. Why did the metabolic rates differ? Because of the different organs that were removed from the two other rats that would produce certain hormones 3. If an animal has been thyroidectomized‚ what hormone(s) would be missing from its blood? thyroxine 4. As a result of the missing hormone(s)‚ what would the overall effect on the body and metabolism

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    What adjustments would you make to the patient’s insulin regimen? The patient’s fasting plasma glucose is very high in all seven reading; therefore‚ I would increase her basal insulin dose‚ so increase the insulin glargine from 60 units to maybe around 70 units every time before bedtime. Also‚ the patient needs to continue taking the bolus

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    important that we have a proper tool to diagnose diabetes accurately. This will help to devise a proper intervention if the disease is diagnosed easily and accurately. Person with diabetes are unable to use and store glucose‚ which then stays in that person’s bloodstream and causes blood glucose level to rise. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 is called adolescent diabetes or insulin-subordinate diabetes‚ where body does not create any insulin. Individuals with sort 1 diabetes must take insulin day

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