Question 1
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What test is used to determine the average blood glucose in the last 2-3 month period?
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Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)
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Fast Blood Glucose Test (FBG)
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Average Glucose Test (AGT)
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Hemoglobin A1C
Question 2
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What is considered the safe blood Glucose range?
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60-90 mg/dL
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70-120 mg/dL
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70-140 mg/dL
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60-130 mg/dL
Question 3
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What test is used to determine gestational diabetes.
Question 4
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What is the normal range for sodium?
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125-135 mEq
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145-155 mEq
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135-145 mEq
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90-120 mEq
Question 5
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What is considered a safe level of potassium in the body?
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6.2 mEq
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2 mEq
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3.3 mEq
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4 mEq
Question 6
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If a patient is diagnosed with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS), they have type 1 DM.
Question 7
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A patient with Diabetic ketoacidosis has a BG of what?
Question 8
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If a patient has hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS), there blood ph is abnormal.
Question 9
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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is found only in patients with type 1 DM
Question 10
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Which types of insulin are rapid acting? (select all)
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determir
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aspart
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glulisine
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lispro
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glargine
Question 11
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What types of insulin are intermediate (select all)
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Humulin N
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Novolin R
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NPH
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Novolin N
Question 12
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What types of insulin are long acting? Select all
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glargine
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glulisine
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determir
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aspart
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lispro
Question 13
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Long acting insulin can be mixed with short acting insulin
Question 14
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When properly instructing a patient on how to give themselves insulin, what are important teachings. (SATA)
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Rotate the vial in the the hand for long acting insulins
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Rotate the vial in the hand for intermediate acting insulins
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Give the injection IM
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Inject air into the vial before removing the insulin from the vial
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Rotate injection sites
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Draw up cloudy solutions before clear solutions
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Draw up clear solutions before cloudy solutions
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It is okay to mix rapid acting insulin with intermediate acting insulin
Question 15
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What are the common risk factors for diabetes?
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Eating lots of carbohydrates
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Obesity
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Giving birth to a baby over 9 pounds
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Being African American
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Being Caucasian
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Being Asian American
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Living in the United States
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Metabolic Syndrome
Question 16
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What part of the body does not require insulin?
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brain
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heart
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muscles
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visceral organs
Question 17
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Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of hypoglycemia resulting from defects in the insulin secretion, insulin action, or both, leaden to abnormalities in carb, protein, and fat metabolism.
Question 18
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What are the risk factors of metabolic syndrome?
Question 19
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Hypoglycemia is when the blood glucose falls below 70.
Question 20
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Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. (select all)
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sweating
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tremors
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bradycardia
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tachycardia
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mood changes
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hunger
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blurred vision
Question 21
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If a person is suffering from hypoglycemia, they need glucose quickly. What are the adequate amounts of glucose that can be given? (select all)
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15-20 grams of carbs
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4-6 ounces of fruit juice
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75- 100 cc of 50% dextrose solution IV
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25-50 cc of 50% dextrose solution IV
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5 mg of glucagon injection IM
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1 mg of glucagon injection IM
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3-4 glucose tablets
Question 22
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Diabets is the leading cause of non-traumatic amputations, blindness, and end-stage renal disease in the united states.
Question 23
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Some of the long term macrovascular complications of DM include what? (select all)
Question 24
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Cataracts, glaucoma and night blindness are all complications of DM
Question 25
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The first sign of liver failure is albumin in the urine
Question 26
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Insulin and glucagon have opposite effects.
Question 27
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What are the three common manifestations of DM? (select all)
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polyuria
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polydipsia
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polyglucosuria
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polyphagia
Question 28
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The A1C range for diagnosing diabetes is less than or equal to 6.5%
Question 29
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GLP1 inhibits insulin release as well as stimulates glucagon release.
Question 30
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A sick day diabetic therapy involves eating every 3- 4 hours and consuming a total of 150-200 grams of carbohydrates.