Diabetes Flashcards

1
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For diabetic patients who gets diabetic ketoacidosis and who gets diabetic coma

A

Type I: DKA

Type II: coma

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2
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What are the signs of hypoglycemia (9)

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  • nervousness
  • tachycardia
  • diaphoresis
  • nausea
  • headache
  • confusion
  • tremor
  • seizures
  • coma
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3
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What are the signs of hyperglycemia (3)

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polyuria

polydipsia

-weight loss

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4
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What is the function of a biguanide

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antihyperglycemic

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5
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What are the only FDA-approved drugs for treating diabetic neuropathy

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  • duloxetine (Cymbalta)

- Pregabalin (lyrica)

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6
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Most common causes of onychomycosis (2 categories)

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dermatophytes and nondermatophytes

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7
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Types of dermatophytes that cause onychomycosis (3)

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  • ***Trichophytan rubrum
  • Trichophyton Mentagrophytes
  • Epidermophytan Floccosum
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8
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Types of Nondermatophytes that cause onychomycosis (1)

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Candida albicans

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9
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Conversion between Blood sugar, a1C levels, and PVD level

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1 a1C level= 30 blood sugar level= 28% PVD

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10
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At what a1C level is a patient considered diabetic?

At what a1C level

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a1C level of 6.4-7

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11
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Wagner Classification system

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0- Pre ulcerative

1-superficial ulcer

2- ulcer deep to tendon, capsule, ligaments and bone.

3- abscess/ infection found

4- gangrene of the forefoot

5- gangrene of the rearfoot

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12
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University of Texas SA classification system

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0-Pre ulcer
1-superficial ulcer
2-Ulcer that probes to tendon, ligament, capsule
3- Ulcer that probes down to bone

A-clean
B-infection
C-Ischemia
D-infection and ischemia

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13
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What is the infection rate of a diabetic during surgery

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3 times the surgical risk

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14
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SIRS criteria for systemic infection (4)

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  • Temperature: >100.4F or < 96.8
  • HR: >90
  • Respirations: >20
  • WBC: >12
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15
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Definition of Sepsis:

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SIRS+ Source

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16
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Definition of severe sepsis:

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Sepsis+ Organ dysfunction/hypotension/hypoperfusion

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17
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Definition of septic shock:

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severe sepsis+hypotension

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18
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Different types of autolytic debridement and general description

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  • Unna Boot
  • Medihoney
  • Hydrogel

General info- creates moist occlusive environment for dry/necrotic wounds. Autolytic debridement by body’s own phagocytes

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19
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Alginates: product and description

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Aquacel

-Highly absorbent for exudative wounds, bacteriostatic, hemostatic

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20
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Films: product and description

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Tegaderm and Telfa

Low adherence

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21
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Foams/hydrocolloid: products and description

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Mepilex and duoderm

Adhesive dressing to create moist environment for fibrinolysis, angiogenesis, and wound healing

22
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Low adherence : products and description

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Xeroform, adaptic, Owens Silk

Keep wound moist

23
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Enzymatic/Chemical debridement: product and description

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Accuzyme and Santyl

collagenase that removes fibrotic tissue

24
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Mechanical debridement: products and

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Hydrotherapy, Versajet and wet to dry dressings

25
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Silver nitrate: description

A

chemically caustic agent used to break down hyper granular wounds so that epithelial borders can touch and close

26
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Apligraft: Material and description

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Neonatal foreskin

Consists of epidermal and dermal layer. First FDA approved
Type 1 collagen and ECM

27
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Dermagraft: Material and Description

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Neonatal foreskin

Consists of Dermal layer (fibroblast derived)
Collagen and ECM

28
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Theraskin: Material and description

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An allograft

Consists of dermis, epidermis and ECM

29
Q

Prisma: material and description

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made of collagen and cellulose

  • Becomes a gel when in contact with exudate, forms antibacterial barrier
30
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Acell: material and description

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made of porcine urinary bladder matrix

Contains growth factors, collagen and ECM

31
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Integra: material and description

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Collagen bilayer matrix.

  • –Silicone outer layer
  • –shark chondroitin inner layer
32
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Graftjacket: material and description

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human dermis

acellular scaffold

33
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Oasis: material and description

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made of porcine small intestine

an acellular scaffold

34
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Primatrix: material and description

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made of fetal bovine dermis

an acellular scaffold

35
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Regranex: material and description

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PDGF

granular and has very good blood flow

36
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Grafix: material and description

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amniotic membrane

-mesoderm/epithelial cells…

37
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Amniox: material and description

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amniotic membrane with umbilical cord (cryopreserved)

contains mesoderm and epithelial cells

38
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Epifix: material and description

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amniotic membrane with umbilical cord (dehydrated)

39
Q

Iodosorb/iodoform: description

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a cicatrizant: promotes healing via formation of scar tissue

40
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Silvadene/ silvasorb: description

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Causes maceration.

Caution of a silver allergy

41
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Betadine: description

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dries out wound

CAUTION: can kill cells at a high concentration with long term use

42
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Triple antibiotic ointment: name

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Bacitracin

43
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Dakins solution description

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can kill cells at high concentration/long term use

44
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Stages of wound healing (4)

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0- hemostasis
1- inflammation
2- proliferation
3- remodeling

45
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Hemostasis phase of wound healing what occurs

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  • vasoconstriction

- platelet aggregation, granulation, fibrin formation

46
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Inflammation phase of wound healing what occurs

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  • neutrophil/monocyte/lymphocyte migrate to the wound site

- CHRONIC WOUNDS get stuck in this phase

47
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Proliferation phase of wound healing what occurs

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regrowth of epithelium

  • angiogenesis
  • collagen formation by myofibroblasts
48
Q

Remodeling phase of wound healing what occurs

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  • deposition of matrix
  • collagen remodeling
  • vascular maturity/regression
49
Q

Types of skin graft (in terms of sizes)

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Thin: .016 inches

50
Q

Stages of skin graft healing:4

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  • Plasmatic
  • Inosculation
  • Reorganization
  • Reinnervation