Diabetic neuropathy

Know One Drug Erin Wu I chose losartan. For your molecule: Note the primary indication, and a secondary indication (even if off label) The primary indication is hypertension. It is also used for diabetic neuropathy and hypertension with left ventricular hypertrophy. Note and be able to draw the pharmacophore that appears to be responsible for activity. Losartan1 valsartan2 The molecule on the left is losartan and the…

Cardiovascular complications increase with diabetes including stroke, heart attack, coronary artery disease and chest pain with angina. Any of these complications can be debilitating or life threatening. Nerve damage or neuropathy, is also a complication of diabetes. Having too much sugar can cause damage to the smaller blood vessels which feed the nerves in your body. If this occurs you may experience burning, pain, numbness or worst-case scenario, if left untreated, you…

DEFINITION Diabetes Mellitus has been defined by Brunner 's &b Suddarth 's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing as a chronic illness that requires a lifetime of special self-management behaviors. (Brunner, Suddarth, Smeltzer & Bare, 2004) Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disorder of carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism, it occurs due to a discrepancy in the amount of insulin required by the body and the availability of insulin. (Sommers, Johnson & Beery, 2007) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Diabetes…

Therefore, the focus remains on patients who are affected by the chronic disease and their decrease in self -care ability expressed by impaired physical activity either due to ones' pain in the lower extremities from neuropathy or poor visual acuity related to diabetic retinopathy. Additionally, the concept of self- care is also affected by patient's lack of knowledge regarding this disease process and its complications, and that should be continually addressed by provider or nurse educator…

1. The thyroid gland secretes thyroxine also known as T4 which maintains metabolic rate of all cells and processes of cell growth and tissue differentiation. 2. Calitonin is secreted by the thyroid gland and maintains calcium and phosphorus blood levels by inhibiting the transfer of calcium from bone to blood, increases calcium storage in bone, and increases renal exertion of calcium and phosphorus. 3. The parathyroid gland secretes parathyroid hormone or parahormone which regulates calcium…

non-diabetic patient. Indeed periodontal signs and symptoms are now recognized as the "sixth complication of Diabetes" The mechanisms that explain this two-way relationship are not well understood due to its complexity. The scope of…

Asian.1 Majority of the worldwide diabetic patients are type 2 diabetes which means they are insulin resistant. Insulin is important in lowering blood glucose by bringing in glucose inside the cells. If their bodies are resistant to insulin, there will be less glucose going into the cells and more glucose in the blood which indicate a high hemoglobin A1c level (HbA1c).2 HbA1c level above 7% will increase the risk for artery diseases, stroke, diabetic neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy.…

Educational Plan for patient with Diabetes mellitus type 2 In diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM), tissues are resistant to insulin. The pancreas can still produce insulin either a normal amount or sometimes too much, but due to the resistance that tissues have, hyperglycemia becomes a problem. Eventually as the diseases advances the pancreas will wear out and the amount of production it produces will decrease. Insulin will then be needed to control blood glucose level. Due to the disease process of…

As the patient is diabetic elevating the legs can cause neuropathy, which can again lead to risk of having DVT. Answer 2: Prednisolone is a corticosteroid drug, it has been prescribed to this patient as he is suffering from chronic inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis. According to the case…

Benefits of Increasing Physical Activity on Previously Sedentary Type 1 Diabetic Children Background Type 1 Diabetes is a condition that effects many people, and the disease debilitates their ability to exercise. Type 1 diabetes is caused by a loss or malfunction of the insulin producing cells, called pancreatic beta cells. Damage to the beta cells results in an absence or insufficient amount of insulin produced by the body. Most cases of type 1 diabetes have an autoimmune basis, and the…