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New JNC 8 Hypertension Recommendations Coming 2012

posted Oct 15, 2009 1:24 AM by Sample User   [ updated Aug 18, 2011 7:34 PM by Pablo Joo ]

The new national guidelines for diagnosis and management of will be available for review Fall 2011, and will be released Spring 2012.
 
Stay tuned to this link:
 

ADA Diabetes Standards

posted Oct 13, 2009 12:58 AM by Chad Meisinger   [ updated Aug 18, 2011 7:37 PM by Pablo Joo ]

The new "Summary of Revisions for the 2010 Diabetes Clinical Practice Recommendations" have been released January 2010.
 

Normoglycemia

Pre-diabetes

Diabetes*

Hemoglobin A1C <5.7

A1C between 5.7 - 6.4%

A1C ≥6.5%

FPG <100 mg/dL

FPG 100-125 mg/dL (Impaired Fasting Glucose = IFG)

FPG ≥126 mg/dL

2 hr OGTT < 140 mg/dL

2 hr OGTT 140-199 mg/dL (Impaired Glucose Tolerance = IGT)

2 hr OGTT ≥ 200 mg/dL

Symptoms of diabetes and casual plasma glucose concentration ≥ 200 mg/dL

  • Diagnosis of diabetes must be confirmed on a subsequent day unless unequivocal symptoms of diabetes are present.
  • FPG = Fasting Plasma Glucose (no caloric intake for 8 hours)
  • OGTT = Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (75 gram glucose)

Homework For Week of October 11th

posted Oct 13, 2009 12:58 AM by Chad Meisinger   [ updated Nov 29, 2009 5:01 PM by Pablo Joo ]

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