GI and Diabetes Exam Study Guide Tube Feeding – (enteral nutrition) refers to the administration of a nutritional balanced liquefied food or formula through a tube inserted into the stomach, duodenum, jejunum. It is used to provide nutrients via the GI tract either alone or as a supplement to oral or parenteral nutrition. - Nasogastric (NG) Tube – is most commonly used for short-term feeding problems. Other means of feeding are; esophagostomy, gastrostomy or jejunostomy. Transpyloric tube placement
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Diabetes A patient that have diabetes mellitus often have insulin inadequacy or lacking the ability to be effective in preventing sugars from leaving the blood and entering the body cells, where it is used to make energy(Zelman et al., 2010). These conditions are classified into two parts. Type 1 diabetes usually occurs between the ages of ten to fourteen (Zelman et al., 2010). Type 2 diabetes typically occurs in a patient’s older years and has been linked to insulin resistance, impaired insulin
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"Tom" (Primary Patient) Health Issues Atrial Fibrillation, Diabetes Mellitus type 2, hypertension Health History 1) Past health history Childhood Illnesses: recurrent Strep Throat, Chicken Pox Injury History: Left broken radius (age 13) in hockey game Chronic Illnesses: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Atrial Fib., Hypertension (controlled) Hospitalizations: 2010 for tachycardia, diagnosed with new onset Atrial Fibrillation
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normally found in adults. Some of the chronic illnesses and diseases these children and adolescents are being treated for are, high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol. “Children and adolescents who are obese are likely to be obese as adults and are therefore more at risk for adult health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer, and osteoarthritis. One study showed that children who became obese as early as age 2 were more likely to be obese as
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Juvenile Diabetes Juvenile diabetes, also known as Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an immune mediated disease. It is a chronic condition that cannot be cured. This type of diabetes requires the person to self-medicate with synthetic human insulin. Juvenile diabetes can affect many organs in the body like the brain, heart, and lungs. A person can have mild to moderate signs and symptoms relating to the diabetes. There are several diagnostic tests that can help determine if diabetes is present
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will be integrated into the care plan and educational program specially designed for the chosen family. Family Assessment AL is a 65 year old man with an Italian ethnic background. He is a smoker who has been recently diagnosed with Type II Diabetes Mellitus, mild obesity, and a history of coronary artery disease with one stent last year. His physician stated he is borderline diabetic that could be managed through diet and lifestyle modifications, and could not advance if he is compliant with
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personal experience as a newly diagnosed patient with type II Diabetes. The author's assignment was to pretend to have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. As part of this exercise, the author was to maintain a record of exercise, food, and a regular blood sugar monitoring regime on daily basis. This reflection seeks to highlight the impact, experience and changes that occurred in the author's 'lived lifestyle of a patient with type II diabetes' and will include reference to current literature, research
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Effects of Exercise on Diabetes Exercise in the Treatment and Prevention of Diabetes Western Governors University Abstract Article Larose J; Sigal RJ; Khandwala F; Prud'homme D; Boulé NG; Kenny GP. (2011 January). Associations between Physical Fitness and Glucosylated Hemoglobin in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetologia, 54(1), 93-102. Retrieved May 17, 2012, from MEDLINE database. 20953579 Background Information Exercise and physical activity has shown
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children who lives with their mother in a different residents. Family Past Medical History Patient’s past medical history are diabetes mellitus, hypertension, current smoker who smoke about 4-5 cigarettes a day. Patient was admitted for stomach pain, nausea and vomiting for the past 10 days. To start, the patient family history is his mother who is 49 years old, have diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and hypertension. Next his father who is 53 years old, have history of hypertension, COPD
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DIABETES Definition: Diabetes is a condition where the body fails to utilize ingested glucose. Most of what we eat is broken down into glucose. Glucose is a form of sugar in the blood – it is the principal source of fuel for our bodies. It’s a metabolism disorderthat causes excessive thirst and production of large amounts of urine because the kidneys fail to conserve water. Metabolism refers to the way our bodies use digested food for energy and growth. When our food is digested, the glucose makes
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