NEW ONSET DIABETES AFTER TRANSPLANT

Course overview

NEW-ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS AFTER TRANSPLANTATION (NODAT) IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS AFTER SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION. NODAT FREQUENTLY OCCURS, INCREASING THE RISK OF INFECTION AS WELL AS MORTALITY RATES. THE APPROPRIATE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NODAT BY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS RESULT IN PROMPT DIAGNOSIS WITH A SUBSEQUENT DECREASE IN MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION AND INCREASES THE ORGAN SURVIVAL AFTER A TRANSPLANT. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NODAT AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.