The hands-on guide to diabetes care in hospital / David Levy (consultant physician, Gillian Hanson Centre Barts Health, Whipps Cross University Hospital Honorary Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK).

Author/creator Levy, David, 1954-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016.
Descriptionx, 163 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents Classification of diabetes -- Targets for glycaemic control in hospital -- Diagnosis of diabetes in hospitalised patients -- Nomenclature -- Outline of physiology -- Diabetes specialist nurses : roles and responsibilities -- History taking in patients with diabetes -- Assessment and initial management of patients presenting with high blood glucose levels to an emergency department -- Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) -- Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS) -- Managing acute hypoglycaemia in the emergency department -- Presentation of cardiac disease in diabetic patients -- ACS (acute coronary syndromes) and stroke -- Secondary prevention after ACS -- Acute pancreatitis -- Infections in diabetes -- Variable rate intravenous insulin infusion (VRIII, 'sliding scale') -- Converting from VRIII to subcutaneous insulin -- Writing safe insulin prescriptions -- Insulin preparations in use in the UK -- Commonly used insulin regimens -- Emergency subcutaneous insulin regimens -- Insulin substitutions in emergency settings -- Non-insulin agents -- Managing patients you are asked to see with high blood glucose levels -- Managing acute hypoglycaemia on the wards -- Perioperative management of elective surgery -- Enteral feeding -- Glucocorticoid treatment -- Safe discharge of diabetic patients from hospital -- Technology in diabetes -- Inpatient screening schedule -- Practical procedures -- On-call guide to hyperglycaemic emergencies.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015036877
ISBN9781118973493 (pbk.)