Student- Vu Le SOAPE NOTE (Diabetes Case 2) Subjective: 1. Chief Complaint: CT is a 77 year old African American woman who comes into the clinic for her diabetes. 2. History of Present Illness: CT is coming to clinic today to seek help in controlling her diabetes. Objective: 1. Past Medical History: • Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 for the past 40 years • Hypertension for the past 45 years • Chronic Kidney Disease for the past ten years with neuropathy • Myocardial Infarction in the year 2010 2. Family
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Diabetes and the risk that comes with it Carl L. Tabb SCI/163 August 2‚ 2011 Diabetes and the risk that comes with it 23.6 million Americans have diabetes in all ages ranges says The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. Diabetes occurs when your body’s sugar levels are abnormally high or the body is not responding to insulin. . Insulin is produced by our body’s to regulate our blood sugar levels. In Greece the word diabetes means “to flow through” and in the Latin culture is means
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From: Secretary of Health‚ Mexico Maternal Health‚ Gestational Diabetes Introduction: Diabetes has become the number one killer in Mexico in the last decade and a half; 14% of all deaths in our country can be attributed to this disorder. Gestational diabetes can be linked to up to one third of those deaths. Gestational diabetes especially impacts those in low-income or rural areas‚ who lack the access to basic technology like glucometers necessary to diagnose altered blood glucose levels. Older
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Diabetes 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
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Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus Bonny York Jacksonville University Nursing 342 October 10 2011 Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus 1 The Identified Learning Need Patients with diabetes have very comprhensive learning needs. The learning needs are focused on managing their glucose levels and preventing complications of diabetes. Learning needs
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An Essay Written by Rexielyn Saldua de Luna Submitted to Mrs. Veronica Dela Peña Outline Thesis Statement: Doctors and scientist think diabetes may be caused by viruses‚ a body’s abnormal immune response‚ and over eating. I. Types of Viruses that causes Diabetes: a. Enteric virus b. Coxsackie virus c. Epstein-Barr virus d. Cytomegalovirus e. herpes virus f. Mumps g. German measles I. Abnormal Immune Response like: a. Slow healing of cuts and wounds
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will help you understand how the two forms of diabetes mellitus differ. Maintaining proper levels of insulin is critical for diabetes patients. The means by which insulin can be regulated depends upon which type of diabetes a patient has. Complete the chart with a 25- to 50-word response for each box. Form of diabetes Age of onset Defects in insulin and effects on glucose metabolism Risk factors Prevention and treatment Type I: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Usually prior to age 30 Insulin Deficiency
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knowledge to my career success. The American Diabetes Association attracted my attention because I can relate to diabetes‚ so the field I want to pursue a career in is health care management. I have a greater understanding of the seriousness and risk of diabetes and a greater appreciation of the impact and value of proper nutrition and weight management because being a diabetic myself I had to learn to take care of myself. The American Diabetes Association was founded in October 1994 to create
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Stem Cells: Are They the Cure for Diabetes? Stem Cells: Are They the Cure for Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that affects 25.8 million people in the United States alone‚ not to mention the 7.0 million people who are undiagnosed and the staggering 79 million people who are pre-diabetic (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2011). That number alone should send out an alarm that a cure is needed. Not just a treatment‚ but a real cure that will free sufferers from the strict
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diagnosis with Diabetes. It has not been very long since she has been diagnosed but her disability has reflected through her work ethic‚ which has since then taken a step backwards. I have been made aware of her behavior and certain actions to specify- that reflects that of a diabetic patient that is going through mood swings due to the disease‚ which‚ according to certain statutes of Employment Law‚ is treated as a disability and must not be taken lightly and treated accordingly. Diabetes is one of the
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