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q what do you mean by polyphagiaincreased hunger polyphagia as patient is losing more sugar in the urine he feels hungry very soon and tends to take
q write the meaning of polydypsiaincreased thirst polydypsia as the patient is losing more water through excessive urination the patient feels
q write the meaning of polyuriaincreased urine polyuria when sugar is increased in the blood it is filtered from the body along with the water this
q define self monitoring of blood glucoseself monitoring of blood glucose smbg a patient can monitor the glucose level at home by self using the
q write the meaning of hypoglycemiahypoglycemia is a greek term hypo -meaning less glyc - means sweet and emia - means of the blood it is a
q write the meaning of hyperglycemiahyperglycemia is a greek term hyper -meaning excessive glyc - meaning sweet and emia- means of the blood it is a
q urine examination of the diabetes patientgenerally when blood testing facilities are not available urine is tested for the presence of sugar a
q define the glucose tolerance testin glucose tolerance test gtt if the blood sample is to be taken in the morning patient is advised to follow
complete history taking is an initial step in diagnosis you will ask the patient about present complaints past history family history any drug
tingling or numbness is seen in cases of neuropathy it occurs gradually over time as high sugar glucose in the blood damages the nervous system
symptoms refer to the problems expressed by the patients signs are obtained by a health professional from the patients by interacting with him by
renal glycosuriarenal glycosuria is a condition in which the glucose is excreted in the urine in spite of normal blood sugar levelsself monitoring of
q what is glucose tolerance testglucose tolerance test gtt is used for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in this test blood sugar levels are measured
q explain about hypoglycemiait is a greek term hypo -meaning less glyc- means sweet and emia- means of the blood it is a condition in which less than
q explain about hyperglycemiait is a greek term hyper -meaning excessive glyc- meaning sweet and emia- means of the blood it is a condition in which
q what do you mean by diabetes mellitusdiabetes mellitus as you know is a metabolic disorder which is characterized by high blood sugar it is a
q illustrate about sterilization protocolsterilization protocol includes proper transportation and cleaning of instruments followed by their packing
q what is inertizationthe process of inertization involves mixing waste with cement and other substances before disposal in order to minimize the
q explain about microwave irradiationmost micro-organisms are destroyed by the action of microwave of a frequency of about 2450 mhz and a wavelength
wet and dry thermal treatmentwet thermal treatment it is based on exposure of shredded infectious waste to high temperature high pressure steam it is
q what is chemical disinfectionchemicals are added to waste to kill or inactivate the pathogens it contains this treatment usually results in
q incineration treatment technologies for health-care wasteit used to be the method of choice for most hazardous health-care wastes and is still
q treatment and disposal technologies for health-care waste1 incineration2 chemical disinfection3 wet and dry thermal treatment4 microwave
q waste produced during surgical processregular garbageregular garbage generated from clerical office procedures or kitchen waste should be disposed
q explain waste produced during surgical processsome of the waste products produced during a surgical process are dressings sponges gloves or other