Lab Values
What is the normal range for pH?
7.35-7.45
beta cells, pancreas, lowers blood glucose levels, transport substances into cells
Insulin
If hypoglycemia is left untreated , what will happen?
Loss of consciousness, seizures, and then death
What are the 3 Ps that herald the onset of diabetes?
polyuria, polyphagia, and polydipsia
How would you characterize a baby who is born from a diabetic mother?
larger than average and is predisposed to complications
3.5-5 is the normal range for which lab value?
Potassium
adrenal cortex, increases sodium & water reabsorption in the kidney
Aldosterone
A person with a moon shaped face and heavy trunk with fat at the back of the neck with wasting of muscles in their limbs. What condition do they have?
Cushings
The clinical manifestation that arises from diabetes insipidus is
Polyuria and thirst
What may follow a diabetic patient after strenuous exercise, an error in dosage, vomiting, or skipping a meal after administering insulin?
Insulin shock
What is the normal range for sodium
135-142 mEq/L
pituitary, posterior lobe, neurohypophysis, increases reabsorption of water in kidney
ADH
A patient comes into the hospital complaining about acquiring frequent infections, being tired all the time and losing a lot of weight. You notice they have a decrease in normal blood glucose. What condition do they have?
Addison Disease
What symptom is evident in a patient with Graves Disease due to their protruding, staring eyes and decreased blink and eye movements?
Exophthalmos
A hypothyroid condition due to low iodine levels in the soil and food of a community
Endemic Goiter
0.6-1.2 mg/dL is the normal range for which value?
Creatinine
parathyroid gland, increases blood calcium level by stimulating bone demineralization & increasing absorption of CA in the digestive tract & kidneys
PTH
A complex of several pathophysiologic conditions marked by obesity, cardiovascular changes, and significant insulin resistance due to increased adipose tissue
Metabolic syndrome
The signs and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis are related to
dehydration, metabolic acidosis, and electrolyte imbalance
an acute situation in a patient with uncontrolled hyperthyroidism precipitated by infection or surgery, life threatening because hyperthermia, tachycardia, & heart failure & delirium
Thyrotoxic crisis
What are the proper ranges of hematocrit for male and female
male- 45-52%
Female- 37-48%
increases metabolic rate in all cells
T3 & T4
A patient comes into the doctors office saying that they often find themselves hungry, thirsty, tired, having blurred vision , and going to the bathroom frequently in the middle of the night. You decide to check their fasting blood sugar level , what amount might raise awareness to you?
equal or greater than 126mg/dL
What is a differential sign between the two diabetes that develops as the diabetes progresses?
weight loss- type 1 you lose weight, type 2 you gain
What electrolytes are imbalanced in a person with diabetic ketoacidosis?
sodium, potassium and chloride