✅✅-3.5 - 5.0
Albumin - Protein -
Bedtime Glucose - ✅✅-100-140
Before Meal Glucose - ✅✅-80-120
Bolus Requirement - ✅✅-Varies widely - typically:
15g carbohydrates - 1 unit of short acting insulin
Calcium - Electrolyte - ✅✅-8.4 - 9.5
Calories - CKD - ✅✅-Under 60 years old = 35 kcal/kg/day
Above 60 = 30 - 35 kcal/kg/day
Carbs/fats -✅✅-Influence liver enzymes that metabolize drugs
Cause of Cirrhosis - ✅✅-(Advanced stage liver disease)
Alcohol use
- bile obstruction; accumulation of bile in the liver
- previous hepatitis
- malnutrition
Cause of Constipation - ✅✅-- Nervous tension
- Worry
- Change in social setting
- Prolonged use of laxatives
- low fiber diet
- Reduced fluid intake
- Lack of exercise
Cause of CVA - ✅✅ -Caused by interrupted blood supply to the brain - any
part of the brain not receiving blood/oxygen the surrounding tissue starts to
die off
Cause of Pneumonia - ✅✅-- Aspiration; causes bacteria to grow in lungs
, - Inhalation of contaminents
- Contamination from systemic circulation
Cause of TB - ✅✅-M. tuberculosis
Cause of Viral Hepatitis - ✅✅-Inflamed liver
HAV - through contaminated food and water; popular in overcrowded
countries/areas with poor hygiene and sanitation
HBV - contracted through blood; effects immune system
Causes Coronary Heart Disease - ✅✅ -- Smoking
- Hypertension
- Diabetes/insulin resistance
- High LDL and low HDL
- High: homocysteine, c-reactive protein, or fibrinogen
- Oxidative stress
- Infection
- Periodontal disease
Celiac Disease - ✅✅ -Gluten molecules trigger inflammation in the small
intestine - causes villi and microvilli to flatten and reduce absorption
Avoid:
- Wheat
- Rye
- Barley
Cerebral thrombosis & Cerebral embolism - ✅✅-Caused by blood clot -
stroke
Charcoal - ✅✅-Increases hepatic metabolism
Cholecystitis - ✅✅-Inflamed gallbladder
Cholelithiasis - ✅✅-Gallstones
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) - ✅✅-Irreversible nephron loss