Monthly Archives: August 2007
Treatment of DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)
The treatment goals for DKA are to replace fluid and electrolytes, provide enough insulin to maintain normal glucose metabolism, and prevent complications. Replacing Fluids and Electrolytes Your patient with DKA needs fluid therapy to increase her circulating blood volume and … Continue reading
Questions Based on Patient’s Regimen
When you take the health history of a patient who has diabetes, you need to ask specific questions about her regimen-her medications, diet, exercise program, and glucose monitoring. If your patient uses insulin, ask her to demonstrate her injection technique. … Continue reading
How to Manage Diabetes in Medical Terms
Your patient’s medical history may help you uncover risk factors for diabetes, complications of diabetes, and problems that may affect her ability to manage the disease.Risk factors for diabetes include obesity (especially central or android obesity in which weight accumulates … Continue reading
Sign and Symptom of DKA
During acute DKA, the patient probably can’t grasp educational information very well, so don’t overwhelm her or her family with information right away. Keep your explanations simple and brief; you may have to repeat them several times. Explain care little … Continue reading
Diabetes and Exercise Intensity
The target heart rate, which is 70% to 85% of your patient’s maximum heart rate, determines the intensity of exercise. A physician may order an exercise stress test to determine your patient’s target heart rate. Some patients with diabetes have … Continue reading
Diabetes Complications on Kidneys and Bladder
Abnormalities of the kidneys and bladder are usually detected during the health history and through diagnostic tests. For example, a history of frequent urinary tract infections (UTls) may be an early sign of kidney disease. When examined, a urine sample … Continue reading
Benefits of Exercise for Curing Diabetes
Along with a diet plan and a medication regimen, a patient with diabetes needs an exercise program. Exercise can help her control her blood glucose levels, improve her body’s use of insulin and glucose, and control her weight. Your patient … Continue reading
Diabetes and its Psychological and Social History
Diabetes has lifelong financial and lifestyle implications for your patient and her family. The financial burden of paying for treatment supplies or obtaining adequate health care coverage can make it difficult for your patient to keep up with other financial … Continue reading