Kinesiology 2236A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Diabetes Mellitus Type 1, Glut4, Tachypnea
24 Jan 2019
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Typical presentation: major signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia are similar, altered level of consciousness, dizzy, drowsy and/or confused, rapid breathing, rapid pulse, feeling ill, check for medic alerts. Management: ask if they have eaten or taken insulin, give sugar, juice, hard candy, glucose tablets, non-diet soft drinks, monitor for 5 minutes. If hyperglycemic will be no change: refer for advanced emergency medical care. Types of seizures: generalized- bilateral discharge involving entire cortex, 1. Convulsive tonic-clonic seizure- (formerly grand mal: athlete falls to ground, goes through a tonic phase of mm stiffness, followed by clonic phase of mm twitches, 2. Non convulsive-absences (formerly petite mal: sudden interruption of activity followed by a blank stare, may or may not realize it occurred, partial (focal), occur in one part of brain and activate only a small number of neurons, 1. Simple- without loss of awareness, usually consisting of brief sensory, motor, or memoryrelated symptoms: 2.
