Hyperglycemia management using insulin in the acute care setting: Therapies and strategies for care in the non-critically ill patient

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1222-1230

  Kirk, Julienne K ^a   Oldham, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care center; Glucose control; Glycemia; Hospitalized patient; Hyperglycemia; Insulin; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HUMAN INSULIN; INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE; INSULIN GLULISINE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN TREATMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HOSPITALIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 77954594387     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1M695     Document Type: Article

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