Polydipsia

Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune condition that affects roughly 5-10% of all diabetics around the world. More commonly known as juvenile diabetes, and insulin-dependent diabetes, this disease can wreak havoc on a person’s immune system, and can lead to many life-changing events. Most type 1 diabetics are diagnosed under the age of 30, but it is becoming more common to find adults being diagnosed over the age of 30. Many attribute the development of type 1 diabetes to…

leading cause of death according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetics are two times more likely to die at the same age as people who do not have diabetes. Most people seek treatment due to having symptoms such as: polyuria, polydipsia, fatigue, wounds that will not heal, and blurred vision. It is recommended that people begin screening for diabetes at the age of 45. However, there are other factors…

Millions of dollars are spent to treat diabetes and even more to prevent the medical complications. Health promotion is an indispensable tool in raising awareness about diabetes. Educating patients about the early signs of diabetes such as polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, would make them seek medical help earlier. Also recognizing symptoms like hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia assist the patient in making the right health-related decision. Implementing interventions accordingly to the stages of…

Copper Storage Disease Bedlington terriers with high liver values, necrotizing livers, lethargy, vomiting, ascites, icterus, and abdominal pain can all describe the devastating news of the Copper Storage Disease. Pets with this disease are infected for the rest of their life and can even give this disease to their offspring. However, there is hope! With special diets, vitamins, supplements, medication, and love and care, pets with this disease can still have a life with their family and loved…

The most distinct ones are fruity-acetone breath, polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia. This will help determine if an undiagnosed diabetic condition is present or if the patient is at a higher risk of developing diabetes. In case any evidence if found that suggest diabetes, the patient if referral to the physician…

CC (chief compliant): JID is a 27 year-old African American male who presents for a history and physical examination. He presents with complaints of nasal drainage and a nonproductive cough. He states “I have had a runny nose and cough for the last past 2 weeks”. HPI: Onset: Runny nose and non productive cough that began 2 weeks. Location: Nose: nasal drainage chest: nonproductive cough Duration: Nasal drainage continuous throughout the day. Coughing throughout the day and increases…

Medical Surgical I Diabetes Mellitus 2 By Midel Longalong 02/26/2017 Pathophysiology Diabetes is a complex disorder that changes the metabolism of glucose, fats, and proteins, affecting many end organs and causing many clinical complications such as heart disease, renal, infections and etc. According to American Diabetes Association, there are different types of diabetes, which is diabetes mellitus 1, diabetes mellitus 2, and gestational…

Furthermore, the settled connection between AFLP and diabetes insipidus was strongly evident in our patient. The high levels of the undegraded enzyme: placental vasopressinase deactivates antidiuretic hormone (ADH), with subsequent polyuria and polydipsia…

Chapter 2 History taking To obtain information about the patient, Physician asks specific questions either to the patient or from the people who know the person and can provide suitable information. This is labeled as Medical Case History abbreviated as hx or Hx. The information obtained this way, along with physical examination, enables the health professionals to form a diagnosis and treatment plan. If a diagnosis cannot be made, a provisional diagnosis may be formulated, and differential…

Diabetes insipidus (DI) is an uncommon disease that has the characteristic feature that an individual’s kidneys are passing an irregular volume of dilute urine that is insipid (without flavor). In 1794, Johann Peter Frank described the abnormal production of urine that was neither sweet nor linked to kidney disease (J.P. Frank et al., 1842). The discovery by Frank clarified the difference between diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus (high levels of sugar in the blood and urine), which at…