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17 Cards in this Set
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What are the three main manifestations of diabetic ketoacidosis?
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1. Hyperglycemia
2. Dehydration and electrolyte loss 3. Acidosis |
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In diabetic ketoacidosis, _____ ______, or acid by products of fat metabolism escape into the blood causing metabolic acidosis.
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Ketone bodies
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis is caused by a lack of ______ and usually occurs in Type __.
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Insulin
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In Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketosis Syndrome, there is little to absent ______ produced and no _____ occurs like in DKA. It occurs in Type ___ Diabetes.
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Ketones
acidosis 2 |
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Two major symptoms of HHNS are _____ and _______ but not ketosis like in DKA.
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hyperosmolarity
hypergylcemia |
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Hypoglycemia is characterized by a blood sugar of less than ___.
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60
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In ____ no insulin is produced. In ______, not enough insulin is produced to prevent hyperglycemia, but it is high enough to prevent fat break down.
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DKA
HHNS |
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_______ is when a patient drinks abnormally large amounts of fluids.
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Polydipsia
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Normal insulin values are ____ -______.
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60-110mg/dl
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______ means eating to much.
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Polyphagia
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Three classic symptoms of hyperglycemia are what?
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Polydipsia
Polyphagia polyuria |
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________ respirations are a sign of a lack of insulin because the body is trying to blow off acidity.
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Kussmaul's
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During hypoglycemia, _______ is produced by the liver to meet the body's sugar demands when not enough is present.
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Glucagon.
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When a patient must have their Fasting blood Sugar tested, they must be NPO for __ hours. A normal FBS is less than ___ mg/dl. If it is over ___ it indicates diabetes.
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8
110 126 |
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A two hour post load glucose test is considered normal if less than ____mg/dl. If it is over ____ a person has Diabetes.
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140
200 |
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A gycosylated hemoglobin test measures _____ and provides an index of blood glucose levels over the past three months. __-__ % is normal. __% indicates poor glucose control.
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HbA1c
4-6% 7% |
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An oral agent commonly used to maintain blood glucose levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes is called ________.
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Glucophage (Metformin)
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