CT 5 Flashcards
Hypogly onset
rapid
Hypergly onset
slow
Hypogly: 5 signs
Trembling Sweating Tachycardia Pallor Clammy skin
Hypergly: 5 signs
Increased urination Increased thirst Fatigue Weight loss (gradual, over several weeks) Blurred vision
Trembling
Hypogly
Sweating
Hypogly
Tachycardia
Hypogly
Pallor
Hypogly
Clammy skin
Hypogly
Increased urination
Hypergly
Increased thirst
Hypergly
Fatigue
Hypergly
Weight loss (gradual, over several weeks)
Hypergly
Blurred vision
Hypergly
General instructions for hypogly, step 1
take 15 g carbs, wait 15 min, recheck blood sugar
4 hypogly foods
4 to 6 oz of fruit juice or regular soft drink,
3 to 4 glucose tablets,
8 to 10 hard candies,
1 tbsp of honey
General instructions for hypogly, step 2
you rechecked the blood sugar, if it’s still not within normal limits, repeat the 15 g of carbs
General instructions for hypogly, step 3
If the blood sugar is now within normal range, have another snack with carbs and protein
hypogly, if client is unconscious or can’t swallow
give IM glucagon, wait 10 min,
if still unconscious
give another glucagon and tell provider
hypogly in acute care, administer
50% dextrose
How will the skin be in hypergly
hot and dry, like a desert
hypergly, encourage
drinking sugar free fluid
hypergly, if blood sugar is above 250, restrict
exercise
VTE triad
endothelial injury
stasis
hypercoagulation
3 surgeries that are risks for VTE
hip
knee
prostate
medication that’s a VTE risk
OC
DVT positioning
elevate the limb
DVT, administer intermittent or continuous
warm compress
DVT, 2 things you can give the client
thigh-high compression or antiembolism stockings
Starting Warfarin
it takes 3 or 4 days to take effect, so start it while the patient is still on heparin
