Managing Diabetes Emergencies

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All patients with severe hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia or diabetes ketoacidosis should immediately undergo assessment and stabilization of their airway and hemodynamic status. Immediate assessment by an emergency nurse include placing a patient on oxygen, measure O2 saturation and cardiac monitoring as well as obtaining vital signs, a finger-stick glucose, intravenous (IV) access, and a 12-lead electrocardiogram to evaluate for arrhythmias and signs of hyper-and hypokalemia. An emergency nurse should also take thorough clinical history and perform a physical examination for identification of a precipitating cause, particularly a reversible cause.

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