How to nurse patients with diabetes ketoacidosis

  Many people do not know that serious diabetes will lead to complications of diabetes ketoacidosis, which usually occurs in insulin dependent patients. For patients with diabetes ketoacidosis, how to treat and care is very important. Now let's introduce the nursing of diabetes ketoacidosis.

  

How to nurse patients with diabetes ketoacidosis1

  1. After being diagnosed with ketoacidosis, it is necessary to rest in bed absolutely and cooperate with rescue treatment immediately.

  2. Quickly establish venous access, correct water, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances, and correct ketotic symptoms.

  3. Follow the doctor's advice and use regular insulin. When using low-dose insulin, the suction dose should be correct to reduce the occurrence of hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, and cerebral edema.

  4. Assist in handling induced diseases and complications, closely observe vital signs, consciousness, and pupils. If the patient is in a coma, follow the routine care for coma and assist in measuring and recording blood sugar.

  5. Diet nursing: fast, and change to diabetes semi liquid or diabetes diet after the coma is relieved.

  6. Preventing infection requires good oral and skin care, maintaining skin cleanliness, preventing bedsores and secondary infections, and female patients should keep their external genitalia clean.

  7. The nursing of vascular diseases is based on the vascular diseases of different parts or organs, in addition to the general nursing of diabetes.

  8. Nursing of neuropathy, control of diabetes, application of a large amount of vitamin B, local massage and physiotherapy, and prevention of injury should be paid attention to for those whose skin sensation disappears.

  9. Do a good job of health care guidance, so that patients or family members can master the knowledge about the treatment of diabetes, and establish confidence in overcoming the disease.

  In addition to good care, patients with diabetes ketoacidosis also need to reasonably arrange daily meals, do a good job in personal hygiene and cleaning, and take measures to prevent infection, regularly monitor and record urine sugar, and take drugs or inject insulin on time according to medical advice. Family members of patients should also spend more time with them, care for and encourage them, and help them maintain a good mentality, which is beneficial for their physical recovery.

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