Hyperglycemia Workup for New Nurse Practitioners
Sep 24, 2019
How do you know if someone with a glucose of 500 needs to go to the ER or can be managed outpatient?
Continuing on the lab interpretation series, today's video is all about knowing what to do, when to do it and resting at night knowing you haven't missed anything.
It's much simpler than hyponatremia (phew!) and I'll bring you through the checklist you need to manage patients like this.
Managing High Blood Sugar in Primary Care
Using a case study format, you'll learn:
- How to know when your patients needs to go to the ER, and when you can work them up outpatient
- The worst case scenarios for high blood sugar
- The two-step process that’ll keep you grounded (it’s easy to remember)
Skip ahead George's back story at timestamp 3:44.
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