Differentiate the Disease
This DM is insulin-dependent
What is Type 1 DM?
The phrase used to refer to use of the glucometer at the bedside
What is Point of Care (POC) Glucose?
The "three P's" of hyperglycemia.
What is polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia?
A woman may develop this disease when she is pregnant
A patient's blood glucose, electrolytes, and anion gap may be measured using this laboratory test.
What is a Complete Metabolic Panel (CMP)?
A patient states they are running to the bathroom frequently. The nurse checks her sugar and notes that the patient's blood sugar range is considered...
What is hyperglycemia?
This disease may become less severe or reversed with diet modification and consistent activity.
What is type 2 DM?
This laboratory test may reveal ketone and glucose wasting.
What is a urinalysis?
What is altered mental status?
The term used when insulin receptors in the cells fail to do their job.
What is insulin resistance?
An ABG reveals low pH levels, low bicarbonate, and low CO2 in a patient experiencing this crisis.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?
What is shaking, tremor-ing, or trembling?
Immune cells destroy ___ in the pancreas in a person with type 1 DM.
What are beta cells?
A patient in Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) may have high levels of this byproduct of ketosis in their blood.
What is beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB)?
A patient with a history of DM is admitted with COVID pneumonia and is receiving dexamethasone (decadron). The nurse assesses the patient's POC Glucose and notes that she is...
What is hyperglycemic?