Diabetes Complications
Exercise, food intake, and medication
What three factors keep blood glucose levels controlled?
Seriously elevated thyroid hormones that can lead to heart failure, respiratory distress, and delirium.
What is Thyroid storm or thyrotoxicosis?
This condition is characterized by excessive corticosteroid secretion, especially glucocorticoid cortisol.
What is Cushing's syndrome?
Antidiuretic hormone level that leads to dehydration, low BP, elevated serum sodium and increased urine output.
What is Diabetes Insipidus?
Risk for deficient fluid volume r/t dehydration.
What nursing diagnosis for HHS relates to fluid volume balance?
kidney cells, eye vessels, peripheral neuropathy
What are microvascular complications of diabetes?
Medication given to the patient in thyroid storm to help stop immediate symptoms like tachycardia, anxiety.
What are beta blockers?
Oral glucocorticoids are given to these patients for prevention of this condition, but may be administered IV during this exacerbation.
What is Addisonian crisis?
What is desmopressin?
Disturbed body image related to bronze skin tone.
What is nursing diagnosis related to Addison's disease?
diabetes complication that could lead to cardiac dysrhythmias.
What is DKA?
This dietary element helps in the creation of thyroid hormones by the body.
What is iodine?
These hormones secreted by the Adrenal cortex are collectively referred to this class.
What are corticosteroids?
Head injury and polyruia
What are hallmark signs of Diabetes Insipidus?
Activity and cold intolerance nursing diagnoses are relative to this thyroid disorder.
Hallmark acid/base imbalance related to DKA
What is metabolic acidosis?
Abnormal protrusion of the eyes where immune system attacks the muscle and fatty tissue behind the eyeball.
What is exopthalmus?
Lifelong replacement of corticosteroids can put patients at risk for this condition.
What is infection?
One of the causes of SIADH, this condition is indicative of cells secreting ADH in addition to the pituitary
What is bronchogenic carcinoma?
Self care deficit related to weakness, fatigue, muscle wasting, and altered sleep patterns is indicative of what adrenal gland deficient diagnosis?
What is Addison's disease?
Diabetes complication related to severe dehydration that develops insidiously.
What is HHS?
These drugs should not be given to patients in severe hypothyroid state due to potential for overdose.
What are sedatives, hypnotics, analgesics and narcotics?
This test is positive if serum cortisol levels or urine levels are elevated.
What is a dexamethazone suppression test?
Neuro checks must be completed at least every 2hours for SIADH patient because of the potential of this serum electrolyte depletion.
What is sodium?
Cushing's syndrome can lead to numerous physical changes like hirsutism, truncal obesity, and acne causing what nursing diagnosis to apply to this patient population?
What is Disturbed body image?