PATHO NR 283/ NR283 EXAM 3 NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
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Which treatment is commonly indicated for type 2 diabetes
mellitus?
a. High-fiber, low-fat diet
b. Fluid restriction
c. Insulin
d. Oral antidiabetic agent - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Oral
antidiabetic agent
Which of the following is caused by the release of insulin?
a. Decreased blood glucose level
b. Increased blood glucose level
c. Increased lipid breakdown
d. Increased protein breakdown - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a.
Decreased blood glucose level
,Which of the following is not true of type 1 diabetes?
a. Can be treated with oral glycemic agents
b. Pancreas is completely unable to produce insulin
c. Acute onset
d. Definite genetic link - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Can be
treated with oral glycemic agents
Which laboratory test is the best predictor of blood glucose
control over the previous few months?
a. HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c)
b. Fasting blood glucose
c. Urinalysis
d. Feasting (postprandial) blood glucose - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> a. HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c)
Neuropathies are a potential complication of diabetes. Why do
these occur?
a. Infection in the nerves
b. Thickening and ischemia of the vessels that supply the nerve
fibers
c. Inability to provide continuous glucose to the brain and spinal
cord
,d. Excessive glucose exposure to the brain and spinal cord -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Thickening and ischemia of the
vessels that supply the nerve fibers
What is your explanation to the parents who do not want to
give their child insulin injections to treat type 1 diabetes
because they have heard that pills can be used to treat this
condition?
a. Insulin is destroyed in the gastrointestinal tract if taken
orally, so it must be injected subcutaneously
b. The child can go ahead and take the oral medication because
he does have type 1 diabetes
c. The child cannot take the pills because we can't be sure that
he would take the entire dose
d. The pills are reserved for those over the age of 12 - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > a. Insulin is destroyed in the gastrointestinal
tract if taken orally, so it must be injected subcutaneously
A major difference between Bobby (type 1 diabetes) and his
father (type 2 diabetes) is:
a. How the condition is diagnosed between type 1 and type 2
b. How the condition is treated between type 1 and type 2
c. The potential long-term complications
, d. The overall goal of treatment between type 1 and type 2 -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. How the condition is treated
between type 1 and type 2
Bobby comes into the clinic after 6 months for a follow-up visit.
He indicates that his blood sugars have been around 100 to 120
mg/dL and he has been fully participating in the other aspects
of his diabetes management plan. Which would lead you to
believe that he has not been in tight control of his diabetes?
a. A reduced glycosylated hemoglobin level
b. An elevated glycosylated hemoglobin level
c. A random blood sugar of 150 mg/dL performed in the clinic
d. There is no method to determine whether or not he is in
tight control - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. An elevated
glycosylated hemoglobin level
Excess cortisol is represented by which condition?
a. Addison disease
b. Cushing syndrome
c. Diabetes insipidus
d. Hyperthyroidism - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Cushing
syndrome
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