Diabetes Mellitus: Expert Drug Therapy Video Series |
| 1st Edition (2000) |
| Blanchard-Loeb |
| Get vital information about how drugs work for your patients with diabetes mellitus, DKA, HHNK syndrome, and other complicationsíXduring immediate and continuing treatment. Know exactly what their actions mean to your nursing care before, during, and after drug therapy. In just 30 minutes, you'll learn: äh how glucagon converts hepatic stores of glycogen into glucose äh how insulin attaches to receptors on cell membranes, allowing glucose to enter cells and provide energy for metabolism äh how a rapid drop in your hyperglycemic patient's blood glucose level can cause cerebral edema äh how sulfonylureas lower the blood glucose level by causing beta cells to produce more insulin äh how gemfibrozil increases the activity of lipoprotein lipase, which helps prevent atherosclerosis (a macrovascular diabetic complication) by removing triglycerides from chylomicrons and VLDLs in the blood äh why repaglinide must be administered 15 to 30 minutes before meals
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$210 |
Thomson Learning | |
