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1. Hypothyroid and Type 1 Diabetes

   Ted's Wife replied to Ted's Wife's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you for the clarification. So skipping the medication will cause changes in how her insulin works from day to day. Considering that the insulin calculation is being done properly at each meal and at bedtime, the fluctuations in her blood suga...

2. Hypothyroid and Type 1 Diabetes

   Ted's Wife replied to Ted's Wife's topic in Student Assist

   The main issue is that this patient doesn't always take the Levo exactly as prescribed. Sometimes it's taken with food and/or milk, which is contraindicated. Sometimes a pill is missed. I understand that the Levo and Insulin are working on the same ...

3. Hypothyroid and Type 1 Diabetes

   Ted's Wife posted a topic in Student Assist

   Here's the situation... 12 year old girl diagnosed with Hypothyroidism 4-5 years ago taking 75mcg Levothyroxine daily. Recently diagnosed Type 1 Diabetic (in February 2012). Insulin regimen includes Novolog with meals using carb ratio of 1:15,...

4. Therapeutic Intervention...or not?

   Ted's Wife posted a topic in Student Assist

   need some clarification please... would giving a bath to a client in a ltc setting be considered a therapeutic intervention?

5. PT/INR

   Ted's Wife replied to Ted's Wife's topic in General Students

   i thought this was a resource to assist me. i've used this site several times in the past and never had anyone tell me to figure it out for myself. but it's ok because i did in fact figure it out for myself. no big deal.

6. PT/INR

   Ted's Wife replied to Ted's Wife's topic in General Students

   I wasn't expecting anyone to "give" me the answer. Thanks for your help.

7. PT/INR

   Ted's Wife posted a topic in General Students

   can anyone explain how to read the values for pt/inr? i have a question on a review sheet that states the value as 20sec/2.2 and i'm supposed to know if it's within normal range. oh, and the make-believe patient is a 52 year old male scheduled fo...

8. Type II Diabetes Mellitus

   Ted's Wife replied to Ted's Wife's topic in Student Assist

   I actually do that myself. Problem is, when I'm working with a case scenario and not a real patient, I don't have the opportunity to assess for further information. So I'm stuck trying to figure out what works based on the little I've got. I really a...

9. Type II Diabetes Mellitus

   Ted's Wife replied to Ted's Wife's topic in Student Assist

   thanks for the diagnosis suggestions. one of my other ones is impaired memory.

10. Type II Diabetes Mellitus

    Ted's Wife replied to Ted's Wife's topic in Student Assist

    i would definitely love to have more info to work with. but since this is all i've got, i have to make it work. i did list medications as one of the first things i would assess.

11. Type II Diabetes Mellitus

    Ted's Wife replied to Ted's Wife's topic in Student Assist

    kind of the same thing...it's like a diagram. for each diagnosis you have to list a. assessment b. dx/tests and c. treatments/medications.

12. Type II Diabetes Mellitus

    Ted's Wife posted a topic in Student Assist

    here we go again... i'm working on a concept map for a case scenario. no real patient to asses...just the information given by the instructor. "patient" is an 82 year old female diagnosed with type ii diabetes mellitus and dementia. she is experienci...

13. Assessing and Diagnosing Self-Care Deficit

    Ted's Wife replied to Ted's Wife's topic in Student Assist

    This is not an actual patient. This is a case scenario...guess I should have specified that at the beginning. The only info I have is that the patient has had a recent left-sided CVA and curently has right-sided hemiplegia and slurred speech. That's...

14. Assessing and Diagnosing Self-Care Deficit

    Ted's Wife posted a topic in Student Assist

    I'm working on a concept map for a patient with right-sided hemiplegia as a result of a recent left-sided CVA. The nursing diagnosis is Self-Care Deficit. What I'm having trouble with is differentiating between assessment and diagnosis. I'm thinking...