Hormonal Regulation
The gland that secretes TSH.
What is the pituitary?
Common symptoms include elevated blood glucose, nausea, and abdominal pain.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis?
The type renal failure may be caused by hypovolemia and hypotension.
What is prerenal failure?
Intracellular result of the reduced tissue uptake of insulin.
What is hypoglycemia?
The acid excreted by the kidneys to maintain acid-base balance.
What is metabolic acid?
The hormones secreted by the thyroid gland.
What are thyroxine (T4) and triidothyranine (T3)?
A common GI problem in diabetic patients with symptoms of GERD.
What is gastroparesis?
Assessments should be performed at least every 15 minutes to assess for post-procedure bleeding.
What are post-cardiac catheterization assessments?
The process of metabolizing non-carbohydrates to glucose in the cells.
Blown off by the lungs to rid the body of excess acid.
What is carbonic acid?
The results of insufficient insulin.
What is decreased tissue uptake of glucose?
The heart rate common in the presence of DKA with a fluid volume deficit.
What is tachycardia?
Inserted into the subclavian and ending in the superior vena cava, used to administer viscous fluid, TPN, blood, vesicants, and medications.
What is a central venous access device?
3 symptoms of osmotic diuresis due to extracellular hyperglycemia.
What are polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia?
Low level that will result in headache, confusion, drowsiness, restlessness, irritability, muscle weakness, cramps, and seizures.
What is hyponatremia?
What is secondary prevention?
The result of the increase in the osmotic gradient of the kidneys, increasing urine frequency and amount.
What is polyuria?
Known for the onset, oliguric, diuretic, and recovery phases, it is typically reversible, and renal function improves.
What is acute kidney injury?
The process of producing glucose by decomposition of glycogen.
What is glucogenesis?
Attempt to excrete excess carbonic acid with respirations that are fast and deep.
What are Kussmaul's respirations?
Common treatment includes prednisone.
What is Addison's disease?
The result of high glucose levels and the extracellular shift of water.
What is hyponatremia?
Commonly elevated in the presence of chronic renal failure, may be increased in severe dehydration.
What is creatinine?
The final results may include diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperglycemic coma if early symptoms are not recognized and treated.
What is insulin insufficiency?
Increased rate due may be due to severe dehydration.
What is heart rate?