Insulin shock therapy

Insulin Sliding Scale What is an insulin sliding scale? Find an example of a scale and how insulin doses change per patient. Write a brief description of how the scale is used and how insulin affects glucose. Sliding scale therapy approximates daily insulin requirements. The term "sliding scale" refers to the progressive increase in pre-meal or nighttime insulin doses. The term “sliding scale” refers to the progressive increase in the pre-meal or nighttime insulin dose, based on predefined blood…

he can guide you to a more specific and detailed plan of treatment. What is the possible treatment for webbed toes? As early as possible, webbed toes can be treated to separate the joined toes. Medical therapy. This is a surgical intervention in infants aging from 5 to 6 months. Surgical therapy. A surgery is needed as soon as possible is there are more than two webbed toes involved. How to prevent webbed toes? It is said that prevention is better than cure but when it comes to webbed toes,…

Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis is a life threatening disease that is inherited from the parents. The disease affects the lungs, pancreas, liver, intestines, sinuses and sex organs. It is very easy for bacteria to grow in the lungs because the mucus gets caught in the lungs which makes it harder to breathe. The build up in the lungs can cause repeated lung infections and lung damage. The mucus is usually slippery and wet but if you have Cystic Fibrosis the the mucus is thick and sticky which…

Introduction: Each year Peptic Ulcers affects around 4 million people around the world, and 2%-14% of these patients are diagnosed with Perforated Ulcers. Perforated Peptic Ulcers also known as PPU, is quite infrequent though when diagnosed it is life threatening, with the mortality rate ranging between 10%-40%. The most prominent symptom of PPU is the sudden onset of epigastric pain. What are Perforated Ulcers: There are three different types of Peptic Ulcers. There are Gastric Ulcers,…

Introduction of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors LeMone & Burke (2011) stated that in other to accurately discuss angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, it is very important to first of all briefly discuss about the three forms of angiotensin. Angiotensin I is produced by the action of renin on a protein called angiotensinogen, which is formed by the liver. Angiotensin I is then transformed into angiotensin II in the blood by the action of angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE.…

Under normal circumstances, as blood sugar level increases, insulin will be released from the beta cells in the pancreas in order to process glucose. More specifically, insulin will promote glucose uptake by splanchnic and peripheral tissues, and will suppress endogenous production of glucose (Boada & Martinez-Moreno, 2013). Additionally, insulin will inhibit the secretion of glucagon, which has key a role in increasing blood glucose by signaling the…

pNETs are divided into functional versus non-functional tumors with about 90% being classified as non-functional. Commonly, tumors are defined as non-functional if the patient does not suffer from symptoms due to hormone hyper-secretion, even if hormone levels are elevated on laboratory evaluation. Most non-functional pNETs present with symptoms due to mass effect, such as jaundice, weight loss, abdominal pain, palpable mass, nausea/emesis, pancreatitis, or back pain, and mimic the presentation…

Laboratory Tests Used to Detect Minerals Test Used To Detect Zinc Levels When doctors want to know what is going on in the body in terms of zinc deficiency, they may use the Zinc Taste Test. When a patient is deficient in zinc, they most likely experience diminished taste. According to Gruner & Arthur (2012), the zinc taste test involves “the patient holding five to ten millimeters of a 0.1% sulphate septahydrate solution in their mouth, swallow it and are asked to describe the taste…

Vomiting, Infant Vomiting occurs when stomach contents are thrown up and out the mouth. Vomiting is different than spitting up. It is more forceful and contains more than a few spoonfuls of stomach contents. Vomiting can make your infant feel weak and dehydrated. Dehydration can make your infant tired and thirsty, have a dry mouth, and urinate less frequently. It is important to treat your infant's vomiting as directed by your infant's health care provider. HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS Eating and…

My father was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and the way it affected him sparked my interest in medicine. At GCSE level, I learnt that diabetes results when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to maintain a normal blood glucose level. Further interest led me to learn that the most common drug used is metformin, reducing the amount of glucose released. Currently the only way to delay/prevent diabetes in people who may have genetic predispositions to it is by maintaining a healthy weight.…