With quick thinking and immediate action, you can save this patient.
In an emergency, this blood test can detect heart failure rapidly and reliably.
Saving a patient’s life may rest on recognizing which findings are red herrings and which hold the key to the crisis.
A precursor to serious complications, this dangerous condition is on the rise among Americans.
The cartoons of Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CED, help patients cope with diabetes.
Commonly confused with SIADH, cerebral salt wasting can result from such neurologic conditions as subarachnoid hemmorrhage, intracranial hemorrhage, ischemic stroke, intracranial surgery, and brain trauma.
Administering continuous insulin infusions on every hospital unit improves glycemic control and patient outcomes.
Recent studies shed light on the importance of maximizing glycemic control in inpatients with diabetes.
The authors describe a three-pronged hyperglycemia management
approach.
A patient who collapsed at home arrives at the hospital with a blood glucose level off the charts, plus extreme thirst and polyuria. Think his diagnosis is cut and dried? Think again.
Find out how this new class of drugs may help some of the 10 million Americans with type 2 diabetes who can’t control their glucose levels.Â
Drugs that inhibit dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) may improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes, reducing the risk of disease complications.
An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
Web Exclusive! An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals, at www.AmericanNurseToday.com/journal.
Web exclusive! An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
A monthly update of drug news, including alerts, approvals and removals.
An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
Web Exclusive! An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
Learn the value of a genetic history and resources for how to conduct one.
For some people, this crisis is the first inkling that they have type 2 diabetes. The condition is fatal in up to 20% of patients. Make sure you know how to detect it promptly.
A colorful teaching tool can help your patients understand and control this chronic disease.
Don’t miss an opportunity for health promotion and improvement in disease management by failing to assess patients with chronic illness for depression.
By addressing patients’ concerns, you can help them adhere to insulin therapy with less pain and anxiety.
Both of these complex endocrine disorders involve the adrenal glands and cause abnormal cortisol levels. Based on physical and laboratory findings, could you determine which one your patient has?
You’re likely to encounter hospital patients with diabetes. Are you up to date on the latest management guidelines?
A type of dialysis, MARS removes toxins and replaces
lost liver functions.
The earlier renal disease is detected, the better. That’s why the microalbumin test is so important for patients with certain chronic conditions.
Too often, pharmaceutical waste – much of it hazardous – shows up in our surface, ground, and drinking water. To solve this problem, the healthcare industry must work closely with federal and state regulators.
Recognizing this rare condition requires knowledge – and some creative thinking.
Affecting 1 in 10 U.S. females, this distressing condition can be treated, though not cured. Your compassionate care and on-point teaching can make a big difference to patients.
How to manage this complex condition correctly to avoid severe complications.
Often difficult to detect, primary insufficiency can flare into a life-threatening crisis. Learn how to identify the signs and symptoms of both chronic and acute insufficiency.
When a cancer patient’s thirst increases and urine output decreases, suspect syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone.
Sepsis can show up in any setting. So even if you don’t work in a critical care unit, you need to know how to detect it. This article describes warning signs that should arouse your suspicion.
The team scrambles to save a patient with diabetes.
What you need to know about six high-impact drugs.
These six drug profiles, along with the six in the March issue of American Nurse Today, bring you up to date on significant advances in drug therapy.
A monthly round-up of clinical, practice, and career news, updates, and alerts.
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Web exclusive! A monthly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts.
WEB EXCLUSIVE! A monthly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts.
A monthly round-up of clinicial and practice new and alerts.
A monthly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts.
Web Exclusive! A monthly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts.
Preventing readmissions is an important quality focus. Here is how you can work with other team members to help reduce readmissions for patients who have diabetes.
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