Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Emergency Nursing / Common Medical Condition Seen in the ER

[@emergencychaos]

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[@amandalynn8157]

This was an extremely helpful video as a new grad, ER nurse. You really broke it down into easily understandable terms, and examples. Thank you! I will definitely be looking through your library and sharing with others.

[@FCChelsea91]

The anion gap should be less than 12 but you have on your slide 'GAP > 12 (resolved ketoacidosis)' @1421. Sorry for nitpicking! Love your videos. Incredibly useful information.

[@chrislast]

I love your video and books. Very very helpful and not a lot of fluff, just straightforward useful information. One small correction. < means less than and > means greater than. (I am a retired math teacher turned RN.) Thanks again for posting/publishing these!!!

[@pillmatik4239]

Thank you! I am starting my first day of orientation on the floor tomorrow. Super nervous 😬 keep these videos coming please!!

[@pillmatik4239]

Okay so update: the first real patient they ever gave me solo was on Monday. Severe DKA. The doctor hadn’t seen the pt yet Bc he went home. No doctor to give orders. No one knew how bad it was but Bc of your video I knew how to start. I’ll admit I panicked but I got my pt on the monitors, got two large bore IVs and started fluids (without a doctors orders). Shit got real serious when everyone started running into my room. Lab called…pt blood sugar was 1793. Just a nightmare scenario for my 5th day on the floor. There’s more to the story but my point is please please please put up more videos like this @emergency chaos. My hospital is broke and inexperienced so your videos are as good if not more helpful than my preceptors most days. Total disaster.

[@dessywee]

@@pillmatik4239 Holy cow!! I have never in my life seen that blood sugar extremely high. I wanna know the rest of this story because I'm gonna be orienting in the ER soon as well.

[@emergencychaos]

I hope you've been doing good! Happy Nurses Week :)

[@melsue1026]

@@dessyweebeing in the ER, I bet you have now!! It’s usually repeat patients that come in with glucose levels insanely high!

[@aylan.6212]

I am so glad to see your subscribers growing! Please keep putting out your great content. When you are working in the emergency room, things are so fast-paced that it is difficult to cement concepts in your brain at the time, so when you have laid it all out so clearly it is such a help. What do you think about a video on stroke?

[@fp1912]

So grateful for your videos. Just one note- I think you have your less than/greater than symbols backwards on the slides. > means greater than. < means less than. It helps to remember that the crocodile mouth is eating the larger number.

[@favourismyname444]

Thanks so much 🙏

[@fp1912]

Love your channel so much. Thank you!

[@danooshs8035]

You can switch to 5-10 percent dextrose added to saline bag when the bg level approachea 250 mg/dL ☺️

[@melsue1026]

Not unless the doctor orders it- as a nurse; we only follow dr orders. We can not just change fluids to what we think is okay. We should have an idea of disease processes and know what is expected, but we can not add or change orders.

[@rudegangster786]

I'm not a nurse, however, I found your presentation very useful to understand the role of point of care testing devices in diabetes treatment. Thank you. I don't know whether you have already done videos on the use of glucometers in hospital in patients, as I would very much like to know how how glucometers and vbg devices can be used more effectively in hospital wards and clinics.

[@ritahernandez3665]

This is good advice

[@RicAdel-t5s]

Thanks for sharing

[@gracewaithaka9382]

Thank you!

[@lynn1464]

My granddaughter has this we found out today breaks my heart she's 14

[@dizzypancreaspump]

I've had it 10 years I'm 18:) best of luck to you

[@lynn1464]

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[@merabbram5688]

I love thèse vidéos , thank you so much for posting them , I have a question what if some facility doesn’t have ct but ultrasound can they rely on that if patient is coming with dka is it important to perform ultrasound or ct ?

[@emergencychaos]

They are both frequently used in the ER. For some conditions, CT's offer more detail which can improve patient outcomes :)