Endocrine and Hematologic Emergencies

Patients with which type of diabetes are more likely to have metabolic problems and organ damage?

• Type 1

• Type 2

• Sugar diabetes

• HHNC

Normal blood glucose levels range from ______mg/dL.

• 80 to 120

• 90 to 140

• 70 to 110

• 60 to 100

A sickle cell crisis caused by an acute drop in hemoglobin levels is known as a(n):

• hemolytic crisis

• aplastic crisis

• splenic sequestration crisis

• vaso-occlusive crisis

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which the hormone ____ is missing or ineffective.

• estrogen

• adrenaline

• insulin

• epinephrine

Emergency care of a patient with hemophilia includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• rapid transport

• bleeding control

• oxygen at 4L/min

• ventilations, if needed

The accumulation of ketones and fatty acids in blood tissue can lead to a dangerous condition in diabetic patients known as:

• diabetic ketoacidosis

• insulin shock

• HHNC

• hypoglycemia

The term for excessive eating as a result of cellular "hunger" is:

• polyuria

• polydipsia

• polyphagia

• polyphony

Insulin is produced by the:

• adrenal glands

• hypothalamus

• spleen

• pancreas

Factors that may contribute to diabetic coma include:

• infection

• alcohol consumption

• insufficient insulin

• all of the above

The only organ that does not require insulin to allow glucose to enter its cells is the:

• liver

• brain

• pancreas

• heart