vSim J Carlos Clinical Packet Latest Update 2025
DESCRIBE DISEASE PROCESS AFFECTING PATIENT (Include Pathophysiology of Disease Process) Overview ▪ Endocrine disorder that results from a combination of resistance to insulin action and impaired insulin secretion, which produces hyperglycemia and related complications to many systems of the body, including microvascular (retinal and renal), macrovascular (coronary and peripheral vascular), and neuropathic manifestations ▪ One of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States and a contributing factor to blindness, kidney disease, and lower limb amputations ▪ Requires long-term medical treatment to manage and limit complications ▪ Also known as T2DM ▪ Previously called adult-onset diabetes and non-insulin-dependent diabetes
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