Glucose Regulation
Normal blood glucose range
What is 70-100mg/dl?
Everyone is at risk for this when immobilized in hospital
What is VTE?
plaque build up on arteries
CAD, Atherosclerosis
The type of Diabetes that you can inherit from your mother at birth
What is Type 1 Diabetes?
warfarin antidote
biggest CAD symptom
what is Stable angina?
Most contributing diabetes mellitus 2 risk factor
What is Obesity/Sedentary?
Emergency complication of DVT
what is Pulmonary emboli?
Recommended that patients do every morning, after waking and using the restroom, and before getting dressed or eating?
What is Daily Weights
Big complication of Diabetes mellitus
What is Vulnerability to infection/Diabetic foot ulcers?
What is the difference between anticoagulants and thrombolytics?
Anticoagulants = prevent blood from clotting (warfarin, lovenox)
Thrombolytics = if a clot is developed, helps break up the blood clot (tPA, retavase)
The recommended limit of daily sodium intake for a heart failure patient?
What is 2000 mg
Test that measures your average blood sugar level over the past 2 or 3 months
What is A1C?
What are some assessments that you could perform to assess perfusion?
Cap. refill, color of skin , warmth of skin, presence of hair, O2 saturation, urine output, LOC, pulses, chest pain.
The left ventricle loses its ability to relax normally because the muscle has become stuff.
What is Diastolic Heart Failure?