NURS 5334 Diabetes Mellitus Case Study

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Diabetes Mellitus Case Study Sally Chambless The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation In partial fulfillment of the requirements of Advanced Pharmacology (NUR... S 5334) Mary Davis, DNP, MSN, ANP-BC, ADM-BC July 14, 2018 DIABETES MELLITUS CASE STUDY 2 5334 CASE SUMMARY TABLE  Symptoms: List two pertinent signs and symptoms or risk factors  The patient’s risk factors for diabetes mellitus are: advanced age > 65 years, central obesity with BMI > 25, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and a family history of diabetes (Brashers, Jones, & Huether, 2014, p. 739).  Symptoms of diabetes mellitus present in patient include blurred vision, fatigue, polydipsia, polyphagia, and weakness. This patient presents with common physical symptoms and corresponding lab values confirming diabetes mellitus, random glucose 202 mg/dL, A1C 7.8%, total cholesterol 280 mg/dL, HDL 27 mg/dL, and LDL 193 mg/dL (Wells, Schwinghammer, DiPiro, & DiPiro, 2017, p. 172-173).  Recommended Drugs: List three recommended drugs as indicated for this diagnosis 1. Metformin (Vallerand, Sanoski, Deglin, 2013, p. 830) 2. Repaglinide (Prandin) (Vallerand et al., 2013, p. 1097) 3. Glipizide (Glucotrol) (Vallerand et al., 2013, p. 1168)  Drug Categories and Subcategories: Identify the category of each recommended drug 1. Metformin Category: Antidiabetic; Subcategory: Biguanide (Vallerand et al., 2013, p. 831) 2. Repaglinide (Prandin) Category: Antidiabetic; Subcategory: meglitinides (Vallerand et al., 2013, p. 1097) 3. Glipizide (Glucotrol) Category: Antidiabetic; Subcategory: Sulfonylurea (Vallerand et al., 2013, p. 1168) [Show More]

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