Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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  1. 2. resuscitation the act or an instance of restoring a patient’s fluid status to euvolemia.
  2. 6. bicarbonate level measures the amount of bicarbonate, a form of carbon dioxide, in your blood
  3. 7. dextrorotatory glucose
  4. 9. any of a class of organic compounds (such as acetone) characterized by a carbonyl group attached to two carbon atoms
  5. 14. the concentration of an osmotic solution especially when measured in osmols or milliosmols per 1000 grams of solvent
  6. 16. gap measures the difference—or gap—between the negatively charged and positively charged electrolytes in your blood
  7. 17. A1C a test that measures the level of hemoglobin A1c in the blood as a means of determining the average blood sugar concentrations for the preceding two to three months
  8. 19. a derivative C4H8O3 of butyric acid that is excreted in urine in increased quantities in diabetes
  9. 20. a solution of a salt or salts that is essentially isotonic with tissue fluids or blood
  10. 21. excess of sugar in the blood
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  1. 1. mellitus a variable disorder of carbohydrate metabolism caused by a combination of hereditary and environmental factors and usually characterized by inadequate secretion or utilization of insulin, by excessive urine production, by excessive amounts of sugar in the blood and urine, and by thirst, hunger, and loss of weight
  2. 3. sugar the glucose in the blood; it’s concentration (as in milligrams per 100 milliliters)
  3. 4. complication of diabetes causing acidosis resulting from increased levels of ketone bodies in the blood
  4. 5. symptom of diabetic ketoacidosis
  5. 8. excessive secretion of urine
  6. 10. an instrument for measuring the concentration of glucose in the blood
  7. 11. test strip a diabetic uses a ______ with a glucometer to check their blood sugar
  8. 12. a protein pancreatic hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans that is essential especially for the metabolism of carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood and that when insufficiently produced results in diabetes mellitus
  9. 13. 2 diabetes a common form of diabetes mellitus that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production
  10. 15. excessive appetite or eating
  11. 18. 1 diabetes a form of diabetes mellitus that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency in insulin secretion resulting from atrophy of the islets of Langerhans and causing hyperglycemia and a marked tendency toward ketoacidosis
  12. 22. excessive secretion of urine