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Home intravenous insulin therapy to avert a diabetic ketoacidosis crisis

Critical Care America Auburn Hills, Michigan

Andrea I. Lampert, RN, MS, OCN

Critical Care America Westborough, Massachusetts

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an emergency condition that generally requires diagnosis and treatment in a hospital emergency department. This article presents a case study of an alternate treatment choice for those patients who are knowledgeable of the signs of an impending DKA episode. A case study illustrating multidisciplinary collaboration is pre sented with a sample care plan and flowchart.

Home Health Care Management & Practice, Vol. 4, No. 3, 28-34 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/108482239200400305


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