Use of a Screening Questionnaire to Identify Patients at Risk of Hyperglycemia Prior to Steroid Injection Therapy | Zendy

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Use of a Screening Questionnaire to Identify Patients at Risk of Hyperglycemia Prior to Steroid Injection Therapy

Author(s) -

Vu Huy Nguyen,

Aneesh Paul Goel,

Sandeep Yerra,

Robin J. Hamill-Ruth

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

pain medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893

H-Index - 97

eISSN - 1526-4637

pISSN - 1526-2375

DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnx209

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , population , physical therapy , endocrinology , environmental health

Patients with chronic pain considered for steroid injections are not consistently screened for undiagnosed or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (DM) prior to steroid administration despite the known impact of corticosteroids on glucose control. A quality improvement project was undertaken to identify the prevalence of at-risk patients prior to steroid exposure through the development and implementation of a screening questionnaire.

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