04322nam 2200625Ia 450 991081192520332120200520144314.01-282-68450-797866126845000-470-74974-10-470-74326-3(CKB)1000000000715946(EBL)416398(OCoLC)476247770(SSID)ssj0000138230(PQKBManifestationID)11146740(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000138230(PQKBWorkID)10100781(PQKB)10855136(MiAaPQ)EBC416398(Au-PeEL)EBL416398(CaPaEBR)ebr10300819(CaONFJC)MIL268450(EXLCZ)99100000000071594620080922d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDiabetes in hospital a practical approach for healthcare professionals /Paula Holt1st ed.Chichester, U.K. Wiley-Blackwell20091 online resource (226 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-470-72354-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-206) and index.Diabetes in Hospital: A Practical Approach for Healthcare Professionals; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1: Understanding diabetes; Aims of the chapter; What is diabetes?; History of diabetes and insulin; Anatomy and physiology in the absence of diabetes; Insulin; Glucagon; Classification of diabetes; Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes; Signs and symptoms of diabetes; Making a diagnosis; Conclusion; 2: Treating diabetes effectively; Aims of the chapter; Insulin therapy; Case study: Charlotte; Case study: David; Conclusion; Further information3: Management and treatment of acute diabetes complications in Accident and EmergencyAims of the chapter; Hyperglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis; Case study: Pippa; Hypoglycaemia; Case study: Jerry; Conclusion; 4: Diabetes in the medical ward; Aims of the chapter; Diabetic neuropathy; Peripheral vascular disease; Treatment of neuropathic foot ulcers; Case study: Malcolm; Conclusion; 5: Diabetes and the surgical patient; Aims of the chapter; Risk of surgery; Case study: Julie; Surgery in different types of diabetes; Conclusion; 6: Diabetes in coronary care; Aims of the chapterMetabolic syndromeCentral obesity; Inflammatory defects; Dyslipidaemia; Hyperglycaemia; Case study: Maggie; Conclusion; 7: Management of diabetes in the renal unit; Aims of the chapter; Anatomy and physiology of the normal functioning kidney; Diabetic nephropathy; Diabetic nephropathy and cardiovascular disease; Hypertension; Case study: Winston; Conclusion; 8: Diabetes and liver disease; Aims of the chapter; Alcohol-related liver disease; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; Treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Hepatitis C; Hereditary haemochromatosisCase study: PaulNew-onset diabetes following transplantation; Conclusion; 9: Discharging the patient with diabetes from hospital; Aims of the chapter; National Service Framework; Structured education; National programmes; Information prescription; Checklist for discharging the person with diabetes from hospital; Conclusion; References; IndexThis book is written to give healthcare professionals a comprehensive, understandable and practical text on which to base their care to patients with diabetes whilst in hospital. It gives the conceptual hooks required to be able to understand the principles of diabetes, maintaining and achieving blood glucose control and the effective treatment of diabetes. If the book is read as a whole, a complete picture of diabetes care is provided, or, you can 'dip in and out' of the chapters relating to your specialism.DiabeticsHospital careDiabetesDiabeticsHospital care.Diabetes.616.4/6206Holt Paula1963-1689143MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811925203321Diabetes in hospital4063936UNINA