CDCES Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.
Greatest post-op concern for patients with diabetes whos BG is higher than 200? -
answerImpaired wound healing
What percentage of all pregnancies are complicated by gestational diabetes? - answer1-14%
Gestational diabetes places a woman at increased r...
Greatest post-op concern for patients with diabetes whos BG is higher than 200? -
answer✔✔Impaired wound healing
What percentage of all pregnancies are complicated by gestational diabetes? - answer✔✔1-14%
Gestational diabetes places a woman at increased risk of developing what type of diabetes later
in life? - answer✔✔T2D
3 Major components of culturally competent care - answer✔✔Patient concerns, Health
beliefs/perspectives, mutually acceptable treatment plan
The ACCORD trial found no additional benefit to blood pressure outcomes via adding which
drug? - answer✔✔fenofibrate
Which health outcome was different in the intensive control group in the ACCORD trial? -
answer✔✔Total and nonfatal stroke were lower in the intensive group
Aspirin therapy with _______ to ______ daily should be considered for patients with T1/T2
Diabetes at increased risk of CVD - answer✔✔75-162mg
What puts a patient at increased risk for CVD? - answer✔✔Calculated 10 year risk >10%
or
>50 years old with at least one major risk factor
(family history of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, hypertension, smoking,
dyslipidemia, or albuminuria >30
Blood pressure goal for pregnant woman with chronic hypertension/diabetes? - answer✔✔120-
-105
Which GLP-1 agonist is dosed once daily? - answer✔✔Liraglutide (victoza)
Diabetic foot ulcers are caused by - answer✔✔Frequent minor pressure through ADL's like
walking
What other disease is often associated with Diabetes? - answer✔✔Cystic Fibrosis (diabetes is the
most common comorbidity for CF'ers - 20% adolescents, 40-50% adults)
What common procedure opens blocked coronary artery vessels to improve blood flow to heart?
- answer✔✔PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty)
What common procedure uses grafting to improve blood flow to heart? - answer✔✔CABG
(Coronary artery Bypass surgery)
Aspects of the empowerment perspective - answer✔✔Providing skills training
Giving ongoing support and encouragement
Understanding and starting from the patients perspective
Limitations of A1C - answer✔✔- Provides no info about intra-day glucose excursions, glycemic
variability or time in range
- Unreliable in the presence of anemia, iron deficiency and pregnancy
For what populations are CGMs not approved for? - answer✔✔pregnancy, dialysis, critical
illness or diathermy
The incretin effect may be lessened in patients with T2D. This happens due to the impaired
responsiveness of which cell type to the incretin
hormones GLP-1 and GIP? - answer✔✔B cells
What medications are therapeutically used to treat T2D and obesity? - answer✔✔GLP1 and GIP
(gastric inhibitory peptide)
According to the SURMOUNT-1 data for the first-in-class dual GLP-1 and GIP receptor agonist,
what dosage would you recommend titrating to
in order to achieve and sustain the highest average weight loss of up to 22.5% in a patient with
T2D and obesity? - answer✔✔Once weekly dosing of 15mg
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