NPH INSULIN

Course overview

NPH (NEUTRAL PROTAMINE HAGEDORN) INSULIN IS A MEDICATION USED IN THE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK FACTOR FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. MOST CASES ARE NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY SPECIFIC ETIOLOGY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, ACTIVITY, ADVERSE EVENTS, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF NPH INSULIN THERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING AS RELATES TO THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS RELATED CONDITIONS AND SEQUELAE.