Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Diabetes Mellitus. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 14 page overview of this serious medical condition. This paper defines Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and outlines diagnostic techniques and treatment regimes as well as other nursing interventions. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Page Count:
14 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPdiabMl.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
nursing profession today. Diabetes has not just physical but mental, psychological and social impacts for its victims. Diabetes is caused by imbalances in glucose levels. Rapid fluctuations
of glucose levels can result in either hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia, extremely low or extremely high levels of blood glucose. Diabetes mellitus is broken into two distinct categories: Type
1 Diabetes Mellitus and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Regardless of the names and various classifications, diabetes is an extremely serious condition and one with potentially astronomical consequences. With
treatment, however, even the most serious forms of diabetes can often be kept in check. Because of a variety of factors, however, not all treatment methodologies are appropriate for
every patient. Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes mellitus can result in diabetic ketoacidosis, a very serious condition in which
an estimated two percent of those hospitalized for it die (Lebovitz, 1995). Type I Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is known by a variety of names. These include "insulin-dependent DM (IDDM)"
and "juvenile-onset diabetes" (Merck Manual, 2001). Palumbo describes Type 2 diabetes mellitus as: "a
heterogeneous disorder characterized by 2 pathogenic defects, impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance. The resultant hyperglycemia causes microvascular and macrovascular complications that increase morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes
mellitus". Diabetes Mellitus is an extremely serious condition which can develop into diabetic ketoacidosis
(DKA). Indeed, diabetic ketoacidosis is a common complication of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or, less frequently, with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (Wilson, Krakoff, and Gohdes, 1997). The condition is often
...