Block 3 signs and symptoms
Hyperglycemia - (correct Answer) - = when blood glucose levels are very high
Risk Factor:
Type 1 diabetes
DKA
Dehydration
Excessive urination
*Happens within days*
Signs and Symptoms:
Wounds that do not heal
Numbness extremities
Blindness
Renal failure
Gastric motility problems
Field Treatment:
ABC's
02
Transport
Hypoglycemia - (correct Answer) - = an acute emergency in which a patient's blood glucose level drops
and must be corrected swiftly
Risk factor:
Inject insulin
Oral meds that stimulate the pancreas
,Signs and Symptoms:
Normal shallow or rapid respiration's (Kussmaul)
Palar, moist, clammy skin
Dizziness, headache
Rapid pulse
Normal - low blood pressure
*Altered mental status
*Anxious or combative behavior
Seizure, fainting,or coma
Weakness on one side of the body
*Happens within minutes*
Signs and Symptoms:
ABC's
Oral glucose (med control)
High flow 02 NRB
Transport
Type 1 Diabetes - (correct Answer) - = an autoimmune disorder in which individual's immune system
produces antibodies against the pancreatic beta cells (normal glucose levels 80-120 mg/dL)
Risk Factors:
Blood glucose levels
Insulin pump malfunction
Signs and Symptoms:
Polyuria
Polydipsia
, Polyphagia
Weight loss
Fatigue
Kussmaul respiration's
Field Treatment:
ABC's
02 if necessary
Transport
type 2 diabetes treatment - (correct Answer) - = caused by resistance to the effects of insulin at the
cellular level
Risk Factor:
Obesity
Sugary diet
Signs and Symptoms:
High blood glucose levels
Increased thirst
Hunger blurred vision
Frequent infections
Field Treatment:
ABC's
SAMPLE
02
Transport if necessary
Diabetic Keto Acidosis DKA - (correct Answer) - = fat metabolism and ketone production continue, a life
Hyperglycemia - (correct Answer) - = when blood glucose levels are very high
Risk Factor:
Type 1 diabetes
DKA
Dehydration
Excessive urination
*Happens within days*
Signs and Symptoms:
Wounds that do not heal
Numbness extremities
Blindness
Renal failure
Gastric motility problems
Field Treatment:
ABC's
02
Transport
Hypoglycemia - (correct Answer) - = an acute emergency in which a patient's blood glucose level drops
and must be corrected swiftly
Risk factor:
Inject insulin
Oral meds that stimulate the pancreas
,Signs and Symptoms:
Normal shallow or rapid respiration's (Kussmaul)
Palar, moist, clammy skin
Dizziness, headache
Rapid pulse
Normal - low blood pressure
*Altered mental status
*Anxious or combative behavior
Seizure, fainting,or coma
Weakness on one side of the body
*Happens within minutes*
Signs and Symptoms:
ABC's
Oral glucose (med control)
High flow 02 NRB
Transport
Type 1 Diabetes - (correct Answer) - = an autoimmune disorder in which individual's immune system
produces antibodies against the pancreatic beta cells (normal glucose levels 80-120 mg/dL)
Risk Factors:
Blood glucose levels
Insulin pump malfunction
Signs and Symptoms:
Polyuria
Polydipsia
, Polyphagia
Weight loss
Fatigue
Kussmaul respiration's
Field Treatment:
ABC's
02 if necessary
Transport
type 2 diabetes treatment - (correct Answer) - = caused by resistance to the effects of insulin at the
cellular level
Risk Factor:
Obesity
Sugary diet
Signs and Symptoms:
High blood glucose levels
Increased thirst
Hunger blurred vision
Frequent infections
Field Treatment:
ABC's
SAMPLE
02
Transport if necessary
Diabetic Keto Acidosis DKA - (correct Answer) - = fat metabolism and ketone production continue, a life
