Ketoacidosis

I have lived with Diabetes since I was two years old. It makes every day of my life tougher than it should be. Knowing what I can and can’t eat at times, knowing how much insulin to do for the food I do eat, and keeping a constant eye on how I feel. It is a challenge. It is a hard way to live. When I was younger and not as self-able or self-dependant my mother would wake up every two or three hours to test my blood. I don’t know how she could do it for all of those years, but I am forever…

nervousness, anxiety, sweating and chills, confusion, tachycardia, polyphagia, weakness, altered mental status, seizures, and coma. All of these are caused by lack of glucose. (American Diabetes Association, 2014). DKA and HHNKA DKA or diabetic ketoacidosis is a condition where in type 1 diabetes, the blood glucose levels exceed 250 mg/dL. Causes of DKA include infections, particularly pneumonia, UTI 's and sepsis, insulin that is inadequate or noncompliance and CVD 's like myocardial…

will be polyuria, polydipsia and polyphagia. Polyuria, Polydipsia and Polyphagia When there is too much glucose in the blood, it then leads to excessive glucose in the kidneys, this then exceeds the kidneys ability to absorb it, called diabetic ketoacidosis (Brooker). This then acts as an osmotic diuretic and…

The most common symptoms of diabetes mellitus are related to hyperglycemia, glycosuria, and ketoacidosis (Klandort, Stark 2014). There are three types of diabetes mellitus type one, type two, and gestational diabetes. Type one diabetes is referred to as insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), diminished production and release of insulin by…

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The pH of blood drops due to the body’s inability to metabolize glucose, so glucose is stored causing a release of ketones. The drop in pH (caused by the ketones) processes to the brain and the patient experiences dietetic ketoacidosis (a coma-like state). Hypertension is caused by vascular plaque formation due to oxidation of LDL and the drop in nitric oxide (vasodilator) oxidation. A patient with chronic hypertension has a greater risk for renal failure due to these vascular…

if you have a small portion of it then you shouldn’t have any problem with weight. By going on low carb diets you are loosing certain foods that are crucial to have in your body. Nutrition professionals have said that low carb diets can cause ketoacidosis. Which is an emergency and it…

tachypnoea, that’s why Joan is planned to discharge after two days on the ward. Moreover, as Joan is type II diabetes, she requires monitoring and maintaining blood glucose level. Additionally, Joan needs monitoring for risk associated with diabetic ketoacidosis. A nurse should be aware of laparoscopic cholecystectomy’s complications during Joan’s stay in the ward, these includes internal bleeding, deep vein thrombosis, dehydration, urinary retention, paralytic ileus, and surgical site…

blood pressure, urine output, and pH; hemorrhage causes early changes in both arterial and venous base deficit. Although base deficit is often used as an indirect measure of lactic acidosis, it can also be elevated in situations such as diabetic ketoacidosis, salicylate overdose, and renal…

Diabetes affects many people, not only in America but globally. Diabetic patients are categorized as Type 1, Type 2, or Gestational when they are diagnosed. Diabetes is a very serious diagnosis that must be controlled in order to avoid further life threatening complications, such as vision problems or alterations in organ functioning. Diabetes is affecting global developing countries no matter what culture or income level. According to the World Health Organization, diabetes is a metabolic…