Hormones
This hormone is produced by the pancreas and lowers blood sugar.
What is insulin?
disease process when glucose and insulin regulation is altered.
What is diabetes mellitus?
you are concerned about nutrition status of your patient you should contact this specialty.
what is nutrition?
what is potassium?
disease process with a decreased production of thyroid hormone and with increased production of TSH.
what is hypothyroidism?
administer this medication to help regulate blood sugar for meals
what is insulin lispro?
What is dysphagia?
The hallmark low electrolyte in refeeding syndrome
what is phosphorous?
decreased hormone in hyperthyroidism.
what is TSH?
disease process with fear of gaining weight and persistent energy intake restriction
What is Anorexia nervosa?
measure daily to ensure proper caloric intake and fluid status
The two types of feeding tube placement.
What is gastric and post pyloric?
labs to monitor for alcoholic liver cirrhosis
what is AST and ALT?
Hormone that is insufficient in Addisons disease?
what is cortisol?
disease process with increased cortisol causing moon face and buffalo hump
what is cushing's syndrome?
Nursing intervention to prevent refeeding syndrome.
What is start feedings slow?
what is diarrhea?
lab that requires urinary collection for 24 hours
what is nitrogen balance?
elevated levels of glucose can led to what symptoms of DM
what is increased thirst, hunger, and urination?
disease process that causes scar tissue on the liver due to alcoholism.
what is alcoholic liver cirrhosis?
a task to do prior to administering sliding scale insulin to a patient.
what is check the blood sugar?
Can be done if medications are clogging the feeding tube.
What is flush the tube?
this lab value causes the blood vessels to become leaky if it is too low.
what is albumin?