how can insulin be given – answer sq
sq infusion pump
IV
can you mix insulin? - answer yes insulin can be mixed but cannot mix manufacturers
can you mix logs and lins? - answer no cannot be mixed
can you mix NPH with logs and lins - answercan be mixed
what is insulin dosage based on - answerpatient eating 100% of diet
what is lipodstrophy - answerscar tissue formation
how are combination insulins written - answernovolin 70/30
what does novolin 70/30 mean - answer70 % Novolin
30% regular insulin
purpose of oral hypoglycemics - answer-stimulate pancreas
-keeps liver from releasing glucose
-enhances muscle cells response to insulin
-slows the digestion of CHO
-increases pancreas release and slows liver release
what produces insulin - answerbeta cells of pancreas
What is type 1 diabetes? - answerwhere the pancreas produces no insulin - insulin
dependent
what is insulin - answerInsulin is a hormone which allows glucose into the cell
can we inject insulin into a muscle - answerno gets absorbed too quickly and can cause
hypoglycemia
what type of insulin does an infusion pump hold - answerrapid or short acting, humalog,
novalog, apeidra,
, bolus dose of insulin - answerprn infusion pump dose, given prior to meal, based off
blood sugar
what is mixed with insulin in IV's - answernormal saline
what kind of insulin is given in an insulin drip - answerregular only
what kind of insulin is given for sliding scale - answerregular or logs
what happens when you smoke after getting insulin 30 mins ago - answersmoking
vasoconstricts blood vessels, decrease the absorption of sq insulin
how does alcohol affect insulin - answerpotentiates hypoglycemic effects of insulin
why do we not want to rub an area after giving insulin - answerheat helps promote rapid
absorption of insulin
what needs to happen prior to administration of rapid acting insulin - answerfood tray
present patient about to eat
when do we have to worry most about a hypoglycemic reaction when giving short or
rapid acting insulin - answerpeak is the most common time to see a reaction, but we
need to worry with onset
how do we rotate insulin sq sites? - answerinject 10-15 in right arm, 10-15 in left arm,
etc.
lypodystrophy - answerlumps under skin, from injections in same site, affects absorption
what are we charting when administering insulin - answertype of insulin
units of insulin
site of injection
microblood level
how patient tolerated
any assessments prior or after
signature of 2 people
can you use oral hypoglycemics instead of insulin - answernot a proper substitution for
insulin
what can cause type 2 dm - answerfat clogging the receptor sites preventing insulin to
allow glucose to enter cell
when should victoza and byetta be given prior to meal - answer60 mins
can you take an antibiotic or acetaminophen with byetta - answerno
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