Indiana QMA lessons 21-24 questions and answers

Pituitary gland - ans-master gland hormones - ans-chemical regulators that control bodily processes such as emotional responses, growth, and sexuality cause of diabetes - ans-partial or complete failure of the islets of Langerhans to produce insulin which results in abnormally large amounts of sugar collecting in the blood stream and not entering the cells symptoms of diabetes - ans-increased thirst, frequent urination, ketoacidosis, weight loss type 2 diabetes - ans-most common type found in long term settings important to know insulin peaks - ans-because you must monitor their food intake to see if they need an extra supplement nursing considerations for insulin - ans-do not draw up or give injections, observe for hypoglycemia and monitor food intake hypoglycemia - ans-low blood glucose level, usually treated with extra food, usually protein hyperglycemia - ans-high blood glucose level, treated by diet, oral or injectable meds