Acidosis

A Case Study on Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and Puberty Essence, B, Lewis Housatonic Community College  A Case Study on Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and Puberty Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, also known as type 1 diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that is caused by the destruction of cells that normally produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas that removes glucose from the bloodstream for use by the body. Therefore, low insulin levels limit glucose…

Acute complications of diabetes include diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHS), and hypoglycemia. DKA and HHS occurs when there is insufficient insulin to transport glucose into the cells. The difference between DKA and HHS is that in HHS an individual has just enough insulin to prevent ketoacidosis but not enough to prevent osmotic diuresis, hyperglycemia, and extracellular fluid depletion (Robbins, Shaw, & Lewis, 2010). DKA is more common in type 1…

to the hospital, she was unresponsive and in asystole. She responded to CPR and one round of CPR, and started on IV fluids. Her initial lab work gave the picture of severe hemolysis, severe thrombocytopenia, lactic acidosis, severe anion-gap and treatment resistant metabolic acidosis, babesiosis (nearly 100% infected cells on the peripheral blood smear) and acute kidney injury. Recommendations for exchange transfusion and hemodialysis were made. However, after two episodes of cardiac arrest and…

Diet refers to a person’s food consumption and requisite supply chemical energy for cellular processes, organic molecules for biosynthesis that is; macromolecule production, and essential nutrients. Our diet maybe habitual that is; it consists of the same proportion of nutrient every day; usually balanced. Due to various reasons a person may restrict their diet to obtain versatile desired results for example weight loss. A balanced diet should contain 2/3 carbohydrates (including roughage), 1/6…

2002). John’s sweet-smelling breath could be related to ketone production in the liver Noble-Bell G, Cox A 2014). The presence of Kussmaul respirations indicates the possible presence of metabolic acidosis as these represent the body’s attempt to maintain a normal pH in the presence of metabolic acidosis (Foster & Provost, 2012). If inappropriate action was not taken at this time, John would have developed cerebral edema or gone into a diabetic coma and died (Craig et al.,…

The primary survey carried out in ED for Mrs. Kelly included assessment of the airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure, fluids, and glucose levels (utilization of A-G assessment format). The assessment of the airway showed no signs of obstruction or noisy breathing and the patient was breathing spontaneously, able to talk in full sentences. The airway assessment is done to ensure that airway is patent (Jarvis, 2012). Mrs. Kelly’s airway was open and this assessment is usually…

1. Furosemide (Loop-diuretics) Indication: Furosemide is a loop-diuretic that is indicated for use when treating Hypertension, Hyperkalemia, and edema that is from kidney failure, congestive heart failure, or liver cirrhosis. MOA: Its mechanism of action is to interfere with the chloride-binding cotransport system and inhibits the reabsorption of chloride and sodium ions at the distal and proximal tubules, and the loop of Henle. This leads to the pharmocological effects of enhancing the…

UNIT 11 ASSIGNMENT 2 Anjelina Qureshi P3 Average Beats per Minute I took 3 reading of my beats per minute (BPM) to ensure I got an accurate result. I took 3 readings of 30 seconds and then multiplied them by 2 to get 3 readings of 60 seconds. I took my readings whilst sitting down and not talking having not done any physical activity (walking etc.) in the 10 minutes before I took my readings. Repeats Beats per 30 seconds Beats per minute 1 35 70 2 38 76 3 42 84 Mean 38.3 76.6 Decline of…

Tenvir-EM vs Truvada Truvada and Tenvir-EM are two drugs that are categorized as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis or PrEP for short. PrEP is a medication that prevents the contraction of HIV. It is most commonly prescribed to individuals who are at high risk for contraction, mainly gay men. PrEP is only prescribed to people who are healthy and do not have HIV. PrEP is not a treatment, only a preventative measure. PrEP has been shown to reduce the risk of contracting HIV by 92%. Tenvir-EM is the…

used for intravenous (IV) injection to help replenish electrolytes. Sodium bicarbonate is basic, so it also helps neutralize any excess hydrogen ions in the body by raising the pH of the blood if the patient is suffering from metabolic acidosis. Metabolic acidosis can occur if you have renal disease and diabetes. Sodium Bicarbonate for IV Use !!Personal…