Diabetic Ketoacidosis - DKA: diabetic person has inadequate insulin circulating to control blood sugar levels. Also there’s excess epinephrine and glucagons present. Blood sugar level rises, fatty tissue breaks down…
Hypoglycemia: occurs as a result of an imbalance in the amounts of insulin and glucose. Most commonly caused by a patient taking insulin and then not eating enough food. Causes…
Diabetic Emergencies Diabetes: a chronic disease of the endocrine system caused by a decrease in the secretion or activity of insulin. Diabetics don’t make enough insulin to regulate the blood…
Causes of chest pain - potentially life threatening problems Angina: Angina Pectoris is an intermittent attack of chest pain due to a reduction in blood flow to the heart muscle…
Electrocardiographic Monitoring: a record of the electrical activity in the heart, transferred to the ECG machine and displayed or printed on paper Boxes on the paper represent time: .2 sec…