Meds test

fasting blood glucose levels

normal

pre diabetes

diabetes

70-100 mg/dl

101-125 mg/dl

126 mg/dl

A1C test

how many times is it monitored?

for diabetes by checking sugar on red blood cells to get an average glucose level over several months

- twice

A1c levels

normal

pre diabetes

diabetes

less than 5.7%

5.7 % to 6.4 %

6.5% or higher

4 types of insulin

rapid acting

short acting (reg)

intermediate acting

long acting

ultra acting

onset, peak, duration

- rapid acting insulin

onset= 10-15 min

peak= 30-90 min

duration= 2-4 hours

rapid acting insulin 3 types

lispro (Humalog, admeolog)

aspart (fiasp, Novolog)

glulisine (apidra)

short acting insulin type

regular insulin (humblin, novolin, velosulin)

onset, peak, duration

short acting insulin

onset 30 min

peak 2-3 hrs

duration - 3-6 hrs

long acting insulin type

detemir (levemir)

glargine (basaglar, Lantus)

onset peak duration

long acting

onset - 2-4 hrs

peak - doesnt

duration - up to 24 hrs

ultra long lasting insulin

deludec (tresiba)

glargine (toujeo)

onset peak duration

ultra long

onset - 6 hours

peak - doesn't

duration - 36 hours

insulin / antihyper/ opioids = mech of action, therapeutic effects, adverse responses

blood pressure normal

elevated

120/ 80

120-129 / 80

blood pressure 1

2

3

130-139 / 80-89

140 /90

180 / 120

orthastic hypotension

20 mmhm difference

after 5 min

kg = lbs

oz = lb

1 kg = 2.2 lbs

16 oz = 1 lb

tsp = ml

tbsp = ml

oz = ml

liter = ml

1 tsp = 5 ml

1 tbsp = 15 ml

1 oz = 30 ml

1 liter = 1000 ml

ratio proportion

have = know/want

4 mg/ 1 tab = 6 mg

need 1.5 tablets

D/H x V

amount to give

d - derided dose

h - dose on hand

v - tablet/liquid

1 grain - mg

3/4 - mg

1/2 - mg

1/4 - mg

1/6 - mg

60 mg

45

30 mg

15

10 mg

decimal placement

smaller - larger

larger - smaller

left

right

meds rights

right patient

right medication

right dose

right time

right route

right documentation

right reason

right education

right to refuse

right assessment

abbreviations

ivp

gtt

gr

ac

hs

nsr

is

scd

npsg

intravenous push

drop

grain

before meals

hour of sleep

normal sinus rhythm

incentive spirometer

sequential compression device

national patient safety goals

adult bp

hr

rr

temp

90-120 / 60-80

60-100

12-20

96.8 - 100.4 F (36 - 38 C)

White blood cells

Platelet count

5-10 x 10^9L

150-400 x 10^9L

women

RBC

Hemoglobin

Hematocrit

3.5 - 5.5 x 10^6

12.0 - 16.0

36% - 48%

men

RBC

hemoglobin

hematocrit

4.0 - 5.5 x 10^6

14.0 - 18.0

42% - 54%

glucose

sodium

potassium

co2

cl

bun

cr

70 -100

135-145

3.5 - 5.0

23-30

96-106

6 - 20

0.6 - 1.2

calcium

alk phos

alt

ast

bilirubin

albumin

protein

9 - 10.5

30 - 120

10 -40

0-35

0.3 - 1

3.5 -5.0

6.4 - 8.3

partial prothrombin

prothrombin time

International normalized ratio

- ability to clot

- determines if blood thinning

- ensures that results from a PT test are the same from one lab to another

aptt - longer - intrinsic

pt - extrinsic

inr

60-70 seconds

11 - 12.5 seconds

0.8 - 1.1