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Wound Care Teaching 2595

Instructed patient about diabetic ulcer keep your blood sugar under control. In addition to reducing your risk of ulcers, tight blood sugar control helps your body heal existing ulcers

Hyperglycemia Teaching 2600

SN instructed patient the main symptoms of hyperglycemia are increased thirst and a frequent need to urinate. Other symptoms that can occur with high blood sugar are: headaches, tiredness. Drink more water. Water helps remove excess sugar from your blood through urine, and it helps you avoid dehydration.

Diabetes Teaching 73

Instructed in complication of diabetes such as heart attacks stroke and instructed in measures prevent it such as monitor your cholesterol and triglyceride blood levels, to follow prescribe exercise and diets, keep MD appoiment.

Diabetes Teaching 76

Instructed in possible complications of diabetes such as kidney disease. The early kidney damage has no symptoms. However, a blood test is now available to detect diabetic kidney damage at an early stage when it is still reversible. This is called the microalbumin test.

Diabetes Teaching 95

Instructed in how to list possible causes of high blood sugars: excess food, insufficient insulin, lack of exercise, stress, infection or fever.

Diabetes Teaching 96

Instructed in how to recognize signs and symptoms of high blood sugar such as frequent urination, excessive thirst, headache, weakness, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, etc.

Diabetes Teaching 97

Instructed in knowing what to do if symptoms of high blood sugar occur: contact physician or go to emergency room.

Cardiac Teaching 173

Instructed to always sit or lie down prior to taking NTG, as this medication dilates arteries, increasing blood supply to the heart, and may cause dizziness, or even fainting.

Cardiac Teaching 182

Instructed in diagnosis of Cardiac Arrhythmias. This occurs when the heart beats irregulary, causing various symptoms and a decrease in the heart's ability to pump blood.

Cardiac Teaching 183

Instructed in diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure. This occurs when the heart is unable to expel the blood from the ventricle, causing congestion.