TY  - BOOK
AU  - Levy, David [1954-]
TI  - The hands-on guide to diabetes care in hospital
SN  - 9781118973479
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Chichester, West Sussex, UK; Ames, Iowa
PB  - John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
N1  - text; Classification of diabetes -- Targets for glycaemic control in hospital -- Diagnosis of diabetes in hospitalised patients -- Nomenclature -- Outline of physiology -- Diabetes specialist nurses : roles and responsibilities -- History taking in patients with diabetes -- Assessment and initial management of patients presenting with high blood glucose levels to an emergency department -- Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) -- Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS) -- Managing acute hypoglycaemia in the emergency department -- Presentation of cardiac disease in diabetic patients -- ACS (acute coronary syndromes) and stroke -- Secondary prevention after ACS -- Acute pancreatitis -- Infections in diabetes -- Variable rate intravenous insulin infusion (VRIII, 'sliding scale') -- Converting from VRIII to subcutaneous insulin -- Writing safe insulin prescriptions -- Insulin preparations in use in the UK -- Commonly used insulin regimens -- Emergency subcutaneous insulin regimens -- Insulin substitutions in emergency settings -- Non-insulin agents -- Managing patients you are asked to see with high blood glucose levels -- Managing acute hypoglycaemia on the wards -- Perioperative management of elective surgery -- Enteral feeding -- Glucocorticoid treatment -- Safe discharge of diabetic patients from hospital -- Technology in diabetes -- Inpatient screening schedule -- Practical procedures -- On-call guide to hyperglycaemic emergencies
N2  - Remote; Includes bibliographical references and index
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119145332
ER  -