Endocrine and Hematologic Emergencies part 2

The full name of diabetes is

A hemolytic crisis is an acute accelerated _____ in the patient's hemoglobin level.

Type 1 diabetes is considered to be a(n) _____ problem, in which the body becomes allergic to its own tissues and literally destroys them.

An African American patient or any patient of Mediterranean descent who complains of severe pain may have undiagnosed _____ ______ disease.

Diabetes is defined as a lack of or ______ action of insulin.

Too much blood glucose by itself does not always cause _____ _____, but on some occasions it can lead to it.

_______ is the study and prevention of blood-related diseases.

A patient in insulin shock needs sugar immediately, and a patient in diabetic coma needs ____ and IV fluid therapy.