DKA
What is rapid shallow breathing called?
What is kussmaul breathing?
What happens in Type 1 DM? (name 2)
What is:
1. Beta Cell Destruction
2. Absolute Insulin Deficiency
What happens in Type 2 DM? (name 2)
What is:
1. Insulin resistance
2. Relative insulin deficiency
What is considered metabolic acidosis? (pH and bicarbonate)
What is bicarbonate <15 and pH <7.3?
What must infuse together on separate lines (not Y- sited)?
What is IVF and insulin?
What is the criteria for DKA Pathway?
(Name top 3)
What is:
1. Metabolic acidosis
2. High blood sugar
3. Ketones in urine?
What happens in polydypsia?
What is, the body is trying to dilute and excrete excess sugar?
Fill in the blank:
Relative __ cell deficiency.
What is beta cell deficiency?
Serum potassium must be < ___mEq/L prior to starting K+.
What is <5.5 mEq/L?
Insulin drip rate is between __-__units/kg/hr.
What is .05-0.1 units/kg/hr?
What are ketones?
What is the bi-product of fat breakdown?
What does Hgb A1c stand for?
What is, glycosylated hemoglobin?
What is Acanthosis Nigricans?
What is, velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin caused by insulin resistance?
What is an ICAb stand for (drawn on all new diabetic patients)?
What is "Islet Cell Antibody" Panel.
Blood sugar should not drop below ___mg/dl/hr for the first 24 hours?
What is 200mg/dl/hr?
What is insulin?
What is, it allows entry into the cell?
How long does Novolog or Humalog take to peak?
What is, 1 hour to take peak affect?
These deposit in the pancreas cause even more damage.
What are fatty deposits?
What are labs that are drawn for a new diabetic (suspected Type I)?
What are ICAb, Insulin Autoantibody, ANTIMAB antibody, TSH, antiTTG, IgA?
This must be at the bedside prior to stopping an insulin drip?
What is a food tray and SQ insulin?
What is potassium?
What is, what insulin pushes into the cell?
What are 15 grams of carbs?
What is, one carbohydrate exchange?
What are risk factors for Type 2 DM (name at least 3).
What are obesity, puberty, family history, ethnicity?
What are labs that are drawn for a new diabetic (suspected Type II)?
What are serum insulin, C-peptide, CMP?
Why do you need two 50 ml syringes when starting a new insulin drip?
What is, one is used to prime extension tubing with 50mls of insulin, the other to use for the insulin drip?