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Common diseases/Meds
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A person with this type of diabetes doesn't produce insulin at all. Also known as juvenile diabetes | Type 1 Diabetes |
| A person with this type of diabetes has a body that makes insulin but either their pancreas doesn't make enough insulin or the body can't use insulin well enough | Type 2 diabetes |
| A serious diabetes complication where the body produces excess blood acids(Ketones). The condition occurs when there isn't enough insulin in the body | Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
| What is a normal blood sugar | 70-130mg/dl |
| What is a normal fasting blood sugar | less than 100mg/dl |
| What is a normal blood sugar 2 hours after eating | less than 140mg/dl |
| A hormone that converts glucose(sugar) into energy for the body | Insulin |
| This type of insulin is scheduled about 15 minutes before mealtime | Rapid Acting |
| This type of insulin is scheduled 30-60 minutes before a meal | Short-acting |
| This type of insulin is scheduled up to 1 hour prior to a meal | Intermediate-acting |
| This type of insulin is scheduled depending on the product, between 10 minutes or 30-45 minutes before mealtime | Premixed |
| True or false: Diet and exercise can control BS levels in some type 2 diabetics | True |
| What are the 3 methods that can be used to check/monitor blood sugar levels | Glucometer Continuous Glucose Monitors A1C blood test |
| The approach to infection control, by treating all human bodily fluids as if they were infected | Universal Precautions |
| These are intended to supplement standard precautions in patients with known or suspected colonization or infection highly transmissible or epidemiologically important pathogens | Transmission Bases Precautions |
| Chain of Infection: this is the place where the pathogen lives | Reservoir |
| Chain of Infection: a way for the disease to spread is called | Mode of transporation |
| Chain of infection: person who is most likely to get the disease | Susceptibility host |
| Chain of Infection: body opening that allows pathogens to enter is called | Portal of Entry |
| Chain of Infection: The place where the organism leaves the reservoir, such as the respiratory tract (nose and mouth), intestinal tract(rectum) , urinary tract or blood and other bodily fluids | Portal of Exit |
| Sequence of removing PPE | Gloves Face shield/Goggles Gown Mask/respirator |
| Sequence for Donning PPE | Gown first Mask/respirator Goggles/face shield Gloves |
| Swollen veins in the canal of the anus. They can be internal or external. What disease is this? | Hemorrhoids |
| Disease: Inflammation of one or more joints | Arthritis |
| Lung disease caused by damage to the lungs | COPD |
| the weakening of the hearts power to pump, it then slows the rate of the blood through the heart stretch or become thick and stiff . Fluid builds up usually occurs in the lungs , feet, ankles, etc. | Congestive Heart Failure(CHF) |
| Plaque building up in the coronary arteries that block the blood flow. If left untreated it can result in blood clots, a heart attack, or stroke | Coronary Artery Disease |