Kinesiology 2236A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Infectious Mononucleosis, Contact Sport, Scoliosis
22 Jan 2016
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Type 1 insufficient insulin (aka juvenile diabetes) insulin. Problem: pancreas fails to produce enough endogenous. Cant get sugar out of blood and into cells. Sugar present in blood stream, but cant get into tissue. Acidosis - ketoacidosis present in breath fruity smell. Major signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are similar: Ask if they have eaten or taken insulin. Give sugar juice, hard candy, glucose tablets, non-diet soft. If hyperglycemic there will be no change seek medical help. Epilepsy is a condition defined by the recurrence of unprovoked. Must have more than 2 to be termed epilepsy. 10% of population will have at least one seizure, but only 2% will go on to have recurrent unprovoked seizures or epilepsy. Likely that many newly diagnosed patients will be participating in athletics at the time of diagnosis. A seizure is a result of discharge of electrical activity within the brain.
