Question

•Patient is experiencing Diabetic Ketoacidosis

•Diabetes: trouble producing insulin (insulin signals uptake of glucose from blood) à high blood sugar
•Type 1 Diabetes: appears in adolescence, individual has trouble producing insulin
•Type 2 diabetes: formerly known as "adult-onset diabetes", with age the body builds a higher resistance to insulin
•Osmotic diuresis: glucose in the kidneys
•Metabolic acidosis: low blood pH
•Respiratory alkalosis: increased respiration rate (elevates blood pH)
•Tachypneic: rapid breathing
•Dyspnea: laborious breathing
•Opposite à Respiratory acidosis: decreased respiration rate (lowers blood pH)
•Ketosis: body's last fuel sourceà fatty acids broken down into ketones
•Ketonuria: ketones in urine
•HbA1C (glycated hemoglobin): glucose binding to hemoglobin

Answer 1

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a condition that occurs in people with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus when certain tissues in the body cannot get adequate amounts of glucose. This leads to the breakdown of fatty acids for energy and an increase in the acidity of the blood. Treatment options include low carbohydrate diets, insulin therapy, and other medications to control diabetes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Diabetic acidosis, or ketoacidosis, occurs in people with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. When certain tissues in the body cannot get adequate amounts of glucose, they depend on the breakdown of fatty acids for energy. The breakdown of fatty acids results in the production of ketone bodies which increases the acidity of the blood. The symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis include frequent urination, excessive thirst, rapid breathing, and laborious breathing. This condition can be treated with low carbohydrate diets, insulin therapy, or other medications to control diabetes.