Diabetes products Flashcards
Insulin admin devices
-pens
-vials
-inhalation powder
-infusion pumps
-patch delivery
Reusable Insulin Pens
-Novolog PenFill
-Fiasp Pen Fill
-0.5 increments up to 30 unit dose
-records dose and time since last injection
-use over a year
pen w 0.5 unit increments
-Humalog JUNIOR KwikPen
-NovoPen Echo and InPen (reusable)
-30 unit max dose
pen w 2 unit increments
-Toujeo Max Solostar U-300
-Tresiba U-200 FlexTouch
-160 max dose
pen w 5 unit increments
-Humulin R U-500 KwikPen
-max 300 units
Pen needles
-100 in a box
-gauge 28-32
-length 5/32 (4mm) - 1/2 (12.7mm)
-disposable
-sterile
-remove inner cover
Priming
-prime all insulin pens w 2 units before EVERY admin
-Humulin R U-500 prime 5
-Toujeo Max SoloStar U-300 prime 4
-Toujeo SoloStar U-300 prime 3
Syringes and Needles
-disposable
-gauge 27-32
-length 5/32-1/2 (4mm-12.7mm)
Syringe capacity
-1mL = 100 units
-1/2 mL = 50 units
-3/10 mL = 30 units
U500 syringes
-green cap
-each line is 5 units insulin
-doses up to 250 units
Choosing needle length and gauge
-SQ thickness
-insulin dose
-injection technique
Needle counseling
-use one syringe w one type of insulin
-DO NOT WIPE w alcohol bc it removes silicon coating
-dont touch anything else w needle
-recap and dispose
Pen, VIal and cartridge concentration U-100
-100 units/mL
Pen and cartridge capacity
-3mL = 300 unit capacity
Vial capacity
-10mL = 1000 units
Humalog and Lyumjev U-200
-200 unitss/mL
-600 units/pen
Humulin U-500
-500 units/mL
-1500 unit/pen
-10,000 units/vial
Toujeo Solostar U-300
-300 units/mL
-450 units/pen
Toujeo Max Solostar U-300
-300 units/mL
-900 units/pen