Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Title
Academic Term
Summer 2015
Document Type
Project
Course Number
NURS 5330
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology
Professor’s Name
John D. Chovan, James R. Cacchillo
Keywords
Digestive Diseases, Type 2 Diabetes
Subject Categories
Endocrine System Diseases | Medical Pathology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing
Abstract
According to the 2014 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 9.3% of the United States Population have diabetes (National diabetes statistics report, “2014, p.1). One of the complications of diabetes is gastroparesis. Gastroparesis is “a delay in the emptying of ingested food in the absence of mechanical obstruction of the stomach or duodenum ‘’ (Koch & Calles-Escandon, 2015, p. 40). Mortality in the diabetic patient with gastroparesis is higher than the diabetic patient without gastroparesis (Koch & Calles-Escandon, 2015). Patients with either type 1 diabetes (T1DM) or type 2 diabetes (T2DM) may experience he clinical symptoms of early satiety, prolonged fullness, nausea, and vomiting, and have difficulties with management of blood glucose levels, nutritional issues, and other drug absorption issues (Koch & Calles-Escandon, 2015). Health care providers may see patients in a variety of settings, with and without known diagnosis of gastroparesis and must be aware of the symptoms, the potential diagnosis, the appropriate testing, and the options for treatment. Advances in the treatment of gastroparesis surround the increased understanding of the pathophysiology behind gastroparesis.
Recommended Citation
Burris Welch, Noreen, "Diabetic Gastroparesis" (2015). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 108.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/108