How many units of insulin are in 1ml
100
How do you calculate PRN insulin dose?
Add up total daily dose of insulin in units
100/total = amount of glucose that 1 unit of insulin will decrease
What medications should be used in caution if ischaemic heart disease (2)
NSAIDs
Oestrogens
Drugs to avoid in renal failure (4)
antibiotics: tetracycline, nitrofurantoin
NSAIDs
lithium
metformin
Steroids side effects
S – stomach ulcers, T – Thin skin, E – Edema, R – right & left heart failure, O – Osteoporosis, I – infection, D – diabetes, S – Cushing’s syndrome
Medications to stop before surgery (5)
Insulin & Oral hypoglycaemics
Lithium
Anticoagulants/antiplatelets
COCP/HRT
K+ sparing diuretics & ACEi