Selected pathophysiology of diabetes.
Diabetes mellitus is not a single disease but a group of heterogeneous disorders in which there is glucose intolerance. There are many surgical and nonsurgical conditions of which the perioperative nurse needs to be aware. This article presents the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus and common selected disorders.
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University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio School of Nursing 78284-7963, USA.
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