Sometimes the signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus have been undiagnosed because there have been no great changes seen by the individual. Many people are amazed at the physician’s diagnosis. While you may not have signs and symptoms that cause pain, diabetes mellitus is a disease working in the background. It has been estimated that nearly 7 million people in the United States have the disease and do not even know it.
Serious consequences can erupt if left undetected and untreated.
Diabetes is a killer disease. It can lead to kidney failure, heart disease, neuropathy, blindness, and much more. If you have diabetes, you must take control of it without delay.
The hormone released from the pancreas, that controls the quantity of sugar in the blood is called Insulin. High blood sugar levels are the sign and symptom of diabetes mellitus. This occurs if there is an insufficient amount of insulin being made by the body.
When consuming solids and liquids, food is broken into materials, including sugar that the body needs to function. Sugar is absorbed into the bloodstream and stimulates the pancreas to excrete insulin. This allows sugar to move from the blood into the cells. Once inside the cells, sugar is changed to energy, which is either used instantly or stored until it is needed.
These are some signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus:
1. You’re at least 45 years old.
2. Your waist is over 40 inches if you are man and over 34.5 inches if you are women.
3. You do not exercise more than half an hour daily. There are many forms of exercising. Like walking, cycling, swimming, gardening etcâ¦
4. You are using medicine for high blood pressure.
5. In the past you have been diagnosed at least once for a high blood sugar level; for instance during a pregnancy or illness.
6. You family tree has diabetes in it.
Someone can have diabetes for months or even years without realizing they have the condition. The danger of not seeing the signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus is that it may not be immediately life threatening. Therefore some people will act slowly or not at all.The bigger problem in not seeing the signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus is what the long term effects of high blood sugar can have to damaging one’s health.
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Aron Wallad
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Pathophysiology of Diabetes Mellitus this is my first time to make one. Help.?
Who can help me with a Pathophysiology of Diabetes Mellitus? it is my first time to make one please help?
case:
admitted this 60 year old female widowed roman catholic
Chief complaint: Wound on 2nd toe of the left foot
First diagnosis: DM poorly controlled
Second diagnosis: Post irrigation and debridement of the left foot
Client has history of Diabetes mellitus on both sides of the family (mother and father’s side)
- drinks a minimum of 1 bottle of soft drink a day
- eats sweets claims to have a sweet tooth
had expereienced symptoms of DM when she was 55 years old in the year 2004 noticed weight loss, polyuria (urge of urinating uncontrolably), polydipsia (excessive thirst), polyphagia (feeling of hunger), and noticed that she was sleepy most of the day.
-did not do anything after noticing the signs and symptoms continued with daily routine in life as a elemetary school teacher
by the year 2006 she was admitted for typhoid fever with this hospital admission she was diagnosed to have Diabetes mellitus by Fasting blood sugar prescribed with Metformin to manage Dm but did not seek consult thereafter; with poor compliance to medication taking metformin once every 2 days. did not go to the doctor nor had her self submit for a medical check up…
after 3 years
2009.
4 – 5 days prior to admission (January 4) while walking to school she stepped on a rusty nail by the sidewalk but did not notice the pain nor felt it and did not do anything about it.
January 5 continued with her daily routine and did not notice anything
January 6 rode a bus to go out of town
January 7 when she went home whoile riding the bus client noticed pain in her left foot and that it was swelling…
January 8swelling worsened and was adviced by her colleagues to put some herbal leaves on it but could not recall the name of the herb that she put in it.
January 9 with continued swelling of the foot and had fever (undocumented temp) called for help
January 10 on the day of admission client was febrile with body temp of 38.2 with cardiac rate of 82, Respi rate of 20 and Bp of 130/90 received ambulatory conscious and coherent. started with IVF of PNSS at the left metacarpal vein taken with labs of ECG, Chest x-ray, CBC, Ca, K, Creatinine… Transfered to private room
January 14 – had an irrigation and debridement operation on the left foot with 2 incisions on the dorsal part of the foot one underneath the 4th toe and the other one under the 2nd toe foot is inflammed with slight drainage of blood. Operation lasted for 5 hours.
January 19. client was advised by physician to have a below the knee amputation for the affected area is not doing so well
+not decided for the operation.
PRN Medications of: Paracetamol for temp 38.2
Tramadol for pain
Treatment of:
CBG premeals and midnite with actrapid sliding scale
+what do you think of the patient’s case?
the predisposing factors are present
how do is start this stuff?
this is my first time to do something like this please help.
* 5 days ago
* – 21 hours left for voting
A non-compliant diabetic committing a nasty form of suicide.
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This case can be very overwhelming so break down the case into what is relevant to the immediate clinical presentation. I am not sure if you are trying to learn how to SOAP or write a chart note but I will provide some basic information on the 2 types.
First of all, SOAP notes is a tool to help you organize the information, think through the problem, consider options for therapy, recommend therapy based on patient’s problem, goals of therapy, monitoring parameters, patient education etc… In chart notes, most of the details from your assessment and plan are not outlined in written form but are still considered (in your mind).
Subjective: Information in this category is info that cannot be confirmed but it is information provided by the patient or their caregiver. This includes data such as patient identifiers (Initials of pt, age, and gender). Race is optional but should be included if it is relevant to the case. Information should be limited to the problem to be addressed.
Objective: Information in this category is info that can be confirmed such as height and weight, results from tests, procedures, and assessments (such as vital signs, physical exams, lab tests, diagnostic procedures) and subjective assessments by the practitioner. The data should be limited to the problem to be addressed and any lab or measurement data that will be needed for calculations or assessments (such as SCr, weight, height for CrCl).
Assessment includes the following categories:
1) Etiology: potential cuase or risk factors contributing to the problem.
2) Assessing the need for therapy: What is the status of the problem? How severe is the problem? How urgent is the problem and how aggressive does the problem need to be addressed? Is there a need for non-drug and drug-therapy, etc…?
3) Evaluation of the current therapy: Includes the medications that are prescribed for the current problem, how appropriate is the current therapy, how appropriate are the drugs selected (need to consider dose, route of administration, frequency and duration of treatment).
4) Evaluation of treatment options available.
5) Justification of plan
Plan: Includes recommendations for the current treatment (continue of discontinue) and recommendations if treatment will be different. This section also include goals of treatment for the treatment plan, monitoring parameters, and patient education.
Pathophysiology of your case: Complicated diabetic foot infection due to microvascular damage to circulatory system.
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