HbA1c in diabetes : case studies using IFCC units / / edited by Susan Manley, Irene Stratton, Stephen Gough

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (90 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.4/62
• Soggetto topico: Diabetes - Great Britain; Glycosylated hemoglobin - Measurement
• Altri autori: ManleySusan StrattonIrene GoughStephen, Ph. D.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: HbA1c in Diabetes: case studies using IFCC units; Contributor list; Preface; Acknowledgements; Foreword; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Case studies; 1: Diagnosis and early management of type 1 diabetes in a young child; 2: Management of an elderly patient, housebound and living alone; 313: Gestational diabetes; 4: Weight loss and improved glycaemic control; 5: Type 2 diabetes in a child; 6: Weight reduction; 7: Improved glycaemic control; 8: Risk of hypoglycaemia in a patient in a unit for the elderly mentally ill in a nursing home; 9: Structured education for type 1 diabetes ; 10: Woman with family history of raised cholesterol and diabetes11: Type 1 diabetes in a child; 12: Poor glucose control with microvascular complications; 13: Renal failure and cardiovascular disease in an Asian patient; 14: Type 1 diabetes in a teenage girl concerned about weight; 15: Glycaemic control through patient empowerment; 16: Diagnosis and early management of type 2 diabetes in patient with acute coronary syndrome; 17: Incretin or insulin?; 18: Type 2 diabetes and pregnancy; 19: Deterioration of pre-existing diabetes in a patient on low dose quetiapine ; 20: Low HbA1c and risk of hypoglycaemia21: Rapid changes in glycaemic control and retinopathy; 22: Type 1 diabetes in a young man moving from paediatric to young adult services; 23: Monitoring glycaemic control: HbA1c or fructosamine; 24: Prepregnancy and pregnancy in type 1 diabetes; 25: Maturity onset diabetes of the young, subtype HNF1A (HNF1A-MODY); 26: 'Overtreating' type 2 diabetes; 27: Diabetes and an elevated triglyceride concentration; 28: Multiple therapies leading to bariatric surgery; 29: Optic neuropathy; 30: Uncertainty around the estimate of average plasma glucose from HbA1c ; 31: Antipsychotics32: Abnormal liver function in a patient with type 2 diabetes; 33: Fructosamine in diabetic nephropathy; 34: Recurrent hypoglycaemia caused by secondary adrenal insufficiency; 35: A patient with diabetes taking niacin; 36: Tight glycaemic control leading to nocturnal hypoglycaemia; 37: Diabetes and iron-deficiency anaemia; 38: Deterioration in vision after commencing insulin treatment: the early worsening phenomenon; 39: Type 1 diabetes - worsening glycaemic control on introduction of a pump?; 40: Monitoring glycaemic control in a patient with sickle cell trait ; 41: Balancing fear of hypoglycaemia with optimal control in pregnancy42: Asian patient with high-risk feet and suboptimal glycaemic control; 43: Type 2 diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome; 44: Impact of variant haemoglobin AC on HbA1c determination; 45: Diabetic nephropathy; Plates; Thermometers; Conversion table
• Sommario/riassunto: Adapting to the IFCC system of reporting HbA1c poses a challenge to generations of health professionals who have learnt the percentage system related to the major clinical trials, in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the DCCT and UKPDS. This handy paperback illuminates the transition path. Using real-life case studies to illustrate actual clinical situations, the book shows you how to use mmol/mol units in daily practice. Each case study shows the old percentage units alongside the IFCC units for quick comparison. Produced in association with Diabetes UK, this pocketbook helps you work
• Titolo autorizzato: HbA1c in diabetes
• ISBN: 1-282-54934-0; 9786612549342; 1-4443-2034-3; 1-4443-2035-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809191203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II