continuous feeings. Checking methods; aspiration and pH. 4. Formula 5. Administration of feeding – feeing are given either by gravity drip method or by feeding pump. 6. General Nursing Considerations – daily weight‚ accurate I’s and O’s. Blood glucose check. Complication Related To tube and feeding Vomiting and or Aspiration Diarrhea Constipation Dehydration ---------------------------------------- Central PN – is indicated when long term parenteral support is necessary or when the patient
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impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) b. Being ill in early infancy c. Having a parent with type 1 d. Having older mother e. Having a mother who had preeclampsia during pregnancy f. Having other autoimmune disorders such as Grave’s disease‚ Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (a form of hypothyroidism)‚ Addison’s disease‚ multiple sclerosis (MS)‚ or pernicious anemia. 2. Type 2 a. People with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose (IFG)
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level is less than 100 mg/dl‚ the normal range for hemoglobin A1c 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
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(or nearly one quarter) are unaware that they have the disease (1). Diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which the body’s ability to produce insulin (a hormone secreted by the pancreas to help transport glucose to cells) ceases to exist or in the case of type 2 diabetics the utilization of glucose by the body’s cells is altered. Exercise has been recommended as a treatment for type 2 diabetes for many years. It is only in the last 2 decades‚ however‚ that the powerful role exercise and physical
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Division‚ University of Texas Health Science Center‚ San Antonio‚ Texas 1. ↵Corresponding author: Ralph A. DeFronzo‚ albarado@uthscsa.edu. Next Section Abstract Today in America‚ there is twice the amount of individuals who have impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)‚ compared to individuals having type 2 diabetes. Of those individuals affected by IGT‚ close to half the percentage will succumb to type 2 diabetes during their lifespan. For many years weight management was viewed as the most effective
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blurred vision• slow healing wounds. | If you have Type 2 diabetes‚ you may not notice these symptoms at all. In fact‚ you may have had diabetes for some time without knowing. If you think you may have diabetes see your doctor‚ who will be able to test for it Common Myths About Diabetes: 1. You can catch it like a cold. 2. Eating too much sugar causes it. 3. All diabetic foods are safe. 4. Diabetics must eat a sugar free diet. 5. It causes blindness. 6. Type 2 is a mild
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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 is also
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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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Chapter 48: Nursing Assessment: Endocrine System Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 22-year-old patient is being seen in the clinic with increased secretion of the anterior pituitary hormones. The nurse would expect the laboratory results to show a. increased urinary cortisol. b. decreased serum thyroxine. c. elevated serum aldosterone levels. d. low urinary catecholamines excretion. ANS: A Increased secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by the anterior pituitary gland will lead to an increase
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Essay #1- Diabetes Diabetes is a disease the body undergoes when it is unable to produce any or enough insulin‚ due to a high level of glucose in the blood. According to the website diabetes.org‚ statistics show that‚ “diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2010 based on the 69‚071 death certificates in which diabetes was listed as the underlying cause of death.” Diabetes was discovered in 1889‚ later on various types of diabetes were identified and classified based
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