According to the American Diabetes Association‚ the body needs enough glucose between the ranges of 70 to 130mg before a meal and no more than 180mg after a meal. When your levels drop to low‚ that is considered to be hypoglycemia‚ too high is hyperglycemia. Some of the symptoms in hypoglycemia that will occur can be shakiness‚ dizziness‚ sweating‚ headache and tingling sensations‚ (American Diabetes Association). With hyperglycemia some symptoms can be high glucose levels‚ increased thirst and frequent
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used to diagnose DM are hemoglobin AIC‚ urinalysis‚ and metabolic panel control tests. 2. 3 functions of insulin include‚ glucose metabolism‚ fat regulation‚ and growth stimulation. 3. glucagon‚ cortisol‚ and growth hormones 4. Since hypoglycemia is the most adverse effect‚ it could be life threatening‚ so you want to make sure theYL has emergency sugar supply with her at all times. Ex. Hard candies‚ juices‚ etc. and carbs (to stabilize). Also make sure to not dilute or mix it with any
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Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus HOME Who am I? Interesting Articles Helpful Hints & Links Publication Guidelines Advertising Info Contacting Me Visit me at work at Lehigh Valley Wellness Center by Louise Diehl‚ RN‚ MSN‚ ND‚ CCRN‚ ACNS-BC‚ NP-C Nurse Practitioner - Owner Doctor of Naturopathy Lehigh Valley Wellness Center Before you begin your teaching plan be sure to define the characteristics of the clinical site and patient population. The teaching plan
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A&P Reproduction hormones-secreting organ‚ target‚ fx *Hormone chart* Divisions of pituitary glands‚ hormones secreted by each Anterior Pituitary (adrenohypophysis) GH-Growth Hormone Prolactin ACTH-Adrenocorticotropic hormone FSH-Follicle-stimulating hormone LH-Luteinzing hormone Posterior Pituitary (neurohypophysis) ADH-Antidiuretic hormone Oxytocin Structures of Male & Female Reproductive Organs Males: Vas Deferens Urethra Penis Glans Penis Prepuce (foreskin) Seminal Vesicle
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MEDICATIONS 1. Esomeprazole Nexium Classification Therapeutic: antiulcer agents Pharmacologic: proton-pump inhibitors Route/Dosage/Time 0630‚ PO: 40 mg once daily 60 min. AC Breakfast. Action: Diminished accumulation of acid in the gastric lumen with lessened gastroesophageal reflux. Healing of duodenal ulcers. NURSING CONSIDERATIONS: [pic]Assess patient routinely for epigastric or abdominal pain and frank or occult blood in the stool‚ emesis‚ or gastric aspirate 2. Multi-vitamin
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Eating excess refined sugar causes the pancreas to overproduce insulin‚ resulting in too much sugar being removed from the blood. This low-sugar condition is called hypoglycemia‚ or “the sugar blues‚” which eventually exhausts your liver‚ pancreas and adrenal glands as they try to keep your sugar levels in balance. Diabetes mellitus‚ or “sugar diabetes‚” is caused by a pancreas that is not producing enough insulin. This
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Naproxen sodium‚ a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug or NSAID‚ possesses analgesic‚ antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects. Naproxen sodium was added to Jeff’s plan of care to treat his chronic back pain. NSAIDs are absorbed through the GI tract and decreases pain by reversibly blocking cyclooxygenase which inhibits the formation of prostaglandins. Naproxen sodium has an onset of 30 minutes and duration of approximately seven hours (Sutton‚ 1996). Jeff should be educated to avoid drinking alcohol
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MULTIPLE PITUITARY HORMONE DEFICIENCY | | Genetic Forms of Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiency. | | Quite a few genes involved in embryonic development are candidates to explain multiple pituitary hormone deficiency (MPHD) (Chapter 550). There are several distinctive heritable forms of MPHD. Mutations of transcription factor genes that are only expressed in the anterior pituitary lead to simple phenotypes with varying combinations of anterior pituitary hormone deficiencies
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Autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) is the most common autoimmune disease associated with type 1 diabetes. Therefore‚ a sound understanding of the disease process and how it impacts glycemia is important. ATD may present as Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) or Grave’s disease. HT results in hypothyroidism and is the most common presentation‚ while Grave’s disease results in hyperthyroidism (Kakleas‚ Soldatou‚ Karachaliou‚ & Karavanaki‚ 2015). Specific HLA types in patients with type 1 diabetes are associated
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1. A 23-month-old infant with a heart condition presented to the ED. The physician examined the infant and ‚ after reviewing the patient’s history of a heart condition‚ ordered a transport to a specialty cardiac hospital. This specialty hospital is 150 miles away from the current hospital. The physician accompanies the patient in the ambulance to monitor blood pressure and pulse oximetry and to review portable ECG tracings. It takes 1 hour and 44 minutes to transport the patient to the cardiac hospital
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