2024 Indiana QMA: Lesson 21 with Verified Solutions

2024 Indiana QMA: Lesson 21 with Verified Solutions diabetic coma life-threatening; very high blood sugar leading to coma, brain damage, death fight or flight response an emotional and physiological reaction to an emergency that increases readiness for action adrenaline (epinephrine) noradrenaline (norepinephrine) insulin shock the result of too much insulin; causes a dangerous drop in blood glucose. sliding scale insulin • Adjusted doses dependent on glucometer readings • Usually done before eating & at bedtime • utilizes rapid or short-acting insulin pituitary gland master gland thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate metabolism, body heat, and bone growth islets of Langerhans area of pancreas that produces insulin insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) * also called type 1 diabetes mellitus * develops early in life * pancreas stops producing insulin * tx: insulin inj