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$20.00 Medical Terminology Unit 5 IP
- From Health-Care: General-Health-Care
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- Due on Apr. 23, 2011
- Asked on Apr 18, 2011 at 5:53:23PM
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Deliverable Length: 5-10 paragraphs
Details: You work in the office of an endocrinologist. He has asked you to develop a draft of an initial patient education brochure about diabetes. He has jotted some notes, handed them to you, and asked you to make them patient friendly.
Learning about Diabetes
(Describe briefly what body system the pancreas is a part of and how it works to produce insulin.)
When people have diabetes, they either have problems producing enough insulin or the body has problems using it. If you need insulin, that means your pancreas is not producing enough insulin to meet your body's needs.
Symptoms of diabetes often include polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia. If diabetes is suspected, an initial test is a fasting plasma glucose test.
If diabetes is confirmed and insulin is required, you will be instructed as to how to administer this medication and in what doses. You will need to have regular exams by your physician to ensue that complications of diabetes are minimized. For example, some complications include retinopathy, nephropathy, lower extremity sensory neuropathy, atherosclerosis, and hypertension.
While the thought of possibly having diabetes may seem overwhelming, you should know that there are many resources to help you. We will provide assistance in whatever ways you need
Diabetes
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- Posted on Apr. 19, 2011 at 08:47:44AM
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Preview: ... is when the cells of the body fail to use insulin.
Gestational diabetes: is found in pregnant women and it often subsides after delivery.
The organ associated with production of insulin is pancreas. The pancreas has both exocrine and endocrine function and is associated with alimentary canal. The bulk of this gland is composed of exocrine acinar cells which form rounded structures enclosing a lumen into which the digestive enzymes of the zymogen granules are secreted. Interspersed amongst groups of acinar cells are islets of langerhans containing small numbers of large alpha and numerous beta cells. Alpha cells produce glucagons whereas beta cells produce insulin which has antagonistic effect on glucose level.
Insulin is a protein composed of 51 amino acids. It is released in ...
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