Hypoglycemia

Addison Disease Addison disease is a condition in which the adrenal glands do not make enough of the hormones cortisol and aldosterone. The disease causes blood pressure to drop and potassium to build up to dangerous levels. If Addison disease is untreated, it can suddenly get worse and become life-threatening. A sudden worsening of the disease is called an addisonian crisis. CAUSES This condition may be caused by: A disease in which the body's own immune system damages the adrenal glands…

It reduces occurrence of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, hypoglycemia, and NICU admission. Children exposed to metformin will develop less visceral fat and be more insulin sensitive. The use of metformin during pregnancy assisted in prevention of fetal macrosomy. As a result, the mean birth weight in infants were…

The embolus which is blood clot in the heart vessels may be one of the reasons that caused heart problem, I explained. Also, I said, he has very low blood sugar level; so he suffers hypoglycemia. If his condition is not getting better or having some diaphoretic chest pain in the next few days, we may perform the heart surgery in the mediastinum region that is within the thoracic cavity. For now, he needs to stay on bed and unable to go…

an effect on the body. Common side effects are GI upset and lactic acidosis. Sulfonylureas are another classification of drugs used for the treatment of T2DM. It stimulates insulin release from the pancreas. Instruct clients to monitor for hypoglycemia and to stop taking the medication if they become pregnant. Thiazolidinediones like Avandia and Actos, actually decreases insulin resistance by increasing the body’s response to insulin. Patients taking these drugs need to monitor for fluid…

Adrenal insufficiency so called Addison Disease is an endocrine condition defined as the inadequate production or action of glucocorticoids, principally a steroid hormone called cortisol. The adrenal insufficiency is a rare condition in childhood, but it carries the risk of adrenal crisis in the event of a child becoming unwell as a result of intercurrent illness, injury or surgery. Pathophysiology The adrenal glands have many functions contributing to homeostasis in the body. This is one of the…

Clinical Decision Making Pathophysiology: Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) A cerebral vascular accident (CVA) is defined as “a sudden loss of brain functioning from a disruption of blood supply to a part of the brain causing temporary or permanent loss of movement, thought, memory, speech, or sensation”(Belleza, 2016, p. 1). CVA is categorized as ischemic or hemorrhagic. Hypertension accounts for the majority of ischemic CVAs or strokes. According to the American Heart Association, ischemic…

The early years of psychiatric field have provided the media with material for horror stories for ages now. Starting with colonial America, where people chained their ‘disturbed’ relatives and neighbors to the metal poles or locked them in small rooms for their entire lives, and ending with asylums, where doctors and nurses indulged in cruel behavior toward the patients, experimenting with inhumane methods of subduing the insane with lobotomy and electroconvulsive therapy. But is this picture…

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…

the fact that I am a juvenile-onset, insulin-dependent diabetic and that for eight months, I had been having daily, serious digestive problems, for the past eight months. I also stressed the fact that those symptoms had been causing me to get hypoglycemia, throughout every single day. I gave more than enough facts to prove my case far exceeded the necessary criteria for the pre-approvals. Still, they were denied because someone at the insurance company had deemed them "not medically…

Acute inflammation is a brief response to injury or illness that lasts for a short period. It is a normal action for your body to take when it incurs injury and falls out of homeostasis. The acute inflammation is the result of cytokines signaling the release of plasma proteins, white blood cells, and capillaries near the injury to expand (Heuther & McCance, 2011). The plasma proteins cover a wide range of duties. They serve to stop bleeding and fight off pathogens. This is one of the bodies…