Ketoacidosis

Every year heath care professionals will urge their patients to do one of the most beneficial things a person can do for their health. They will urge their patients to get an influenza vaccine also known as a flu shot. Less than half of these patients will actually be vaccinated. According to the Center for Disease Control it is estimated that between 5% and 20% of U.S. residents get the flu and more than 200,000 people are hospitalized yearly because of flu related complications. (CDC) In spite…

properly. Metabolic acidosis is located in the kidneys in the blood. The symptoms of metabolic acidosis for rapid breathing fatigue and confusion.There are various amounts of things that can lead up to an acid base in balancing your blood.such as ketoacidosis which occurs in diabetics. Lactic acidosis occurs when the cells your blood your body makes a lactic acid with there is a lack of oxygen. There is also renal tubular acidosis this occurs when healthy kidneys gathers up acid out of the blood…

Diabetes Mellitus The human body is a perfectly balance organism that needs to be in a state of homeostasis( balance) in order to function properly. Certain conditions however, can cause a disruption in the bodies equilibrium. Diabetes mellitus is a common disease that disrupts the bodies normal sugar levels leading to hyperglycemia (high blood sugar in the blood). There are 2 different types of diabetes mellitus; type 1 and type 2. Knowing the difference between diabetes type 1 and type 2 it’s…

Description of Experience I recently completed my new graduate orientation program, and have been on my own for about two weeks when I encountered a patient that was on continuous Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) and nothing by mouth (NPO) due to severe dysphasia secondary to advanced Multiple Sclerosis. The patient also had a medical history of type one Diabetes Mellitus. During my 11 AM medication pass, I noticed the patient was still in bed and refusing physical therapy. I went into the…

Problem People with diabetes who cannot make their own insulin. Making synthetic insulin for these patients due to allergic reactions from animal insulin such as from pigs. Introduction The pancreas produces several hormones which balance the sugar (glucose) and salt levels inside the body. One of these hormones produced by specialized cells (beta cells) is called insulin (a small protein). Insulin aids in the transport of glucose into the cells for use of energy. When too much glucose…

progress over time includes; fatigue, recurrent infections, impairment of sight due to rupture of blood vessels in the eyes, itching and tingling or prickling skin sensations. Life threatening complications of this type of disease include diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperosmolar hyperglycemic non-ketotic syndrome (HHNS) and hypoglycemia (Haley, 2014 and Schmidt,…

The body is the most important thing to humans than anything else. It is important to take care of the body from any harm. One thing that the body is capable of is maintaining pH levels and buffers. A pH is the power of hydrogen and buffers prevent extreme shifts in pH. The blood has a specific type of buffer that is maintained at pH level of 7.4. If the buffers shifts and levels of pH go to 7 or 7.8, it can be deadly. The blood buffer contains carbonic acid which dissociates into bicarbonate…

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…

Autoimmunity and the Endocrine System Chad Martin Nursing 631 Grand Canyon University December 12, 2015 Introduction The immune system in the human body is protection. Protection not only from infectious disease processes and foreign bodies but from ourselves. The immune system is great to have when working well, however, there can be unintended and serious consequences when the system fails and initiates inappropriate responses to our bodies own cells. Autoimmunity specifically is the…

are a great way to regulate blood sugar levels, they create a high risk of infection at the point where the needle is inserted, especially if the needle is not changed every few days. Also, the pump could fail or become disrupted causing diabetic ketoacidosis, or very high blood sugar. A lot of people with Type 1 diabetes try to avoid having to use an insulin pump because it is a constant reminder that they have diabetes and it is very expensive to purchase, often costing around $5000, excluding…