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NUR 170 Exam 3 Questions Fully Solved Already Passed What do A cells secrete? - Answers glucagon What type of hormone is insulin? - Answers Anabolic hormone What is are the onsets for type 1 and type 2 diabetes? - Answers Type 1 onset is earlier, usually when they are children but can also be a...

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NUR 170 Exam 3 Questions Fully Solved Already Passed

What do A cells secrete? - Answers glucagon

What type of hormone is insulin? - Answers Anabolic hormone

What is are the onsets for type 1 and type 2 diabetes? - Answers Type 1 onset is earlier, usually when
they are children but can also be adults

Type 2 is later in life, has an adult onset

What is the cause of type 1 diabetes? - Answers Autoimmune destruction of beta cells in the pancreas

How is type 2 diabetes normally controlled? - Answers Diet and exercise. usually requires oral
medications along with these lifestyle changes

What are symptoms of type 2 diabetes? - Answers polyuria, polydypsia, polyphagia, weight loss, blurred
vision, yeast infections

What does metformin do? - Answers Decreases the amount of glucose produced by the liver, increases
the body response to insulin

What are contraindications for metformin use? - Answers Kidney impairment

What is the prime drug for mono therapy when treating diabetes? - Answers Metformin

What is the plan of action when it comes to metformin and contrast interaction? - Answers Metformin
should be temp. D/C prior to the procedure at least 48 hrs and then shouldn't be restarted until renal
function is checked and confirmed to be okay

What do sulfonylureas drugs do? - Answers Stimulate insulin release from the beta cells

What are some sulfonylureas drugs used to maintain diabetes? - Answers Glipizide, Glyburide,
Glimepiride

What do Thiazolidinedione drugs do? - Answers decrease liver glucose production, increase sensitivity to
insulin

what are contraindications of Thiazolidinedione drugs? - Answers Heart failure

Special considerations for when someone is taking Thiazolidinedione drugs? - Answers can cause liver
disturbances, so pts have to get liver panels checked every 3 months

What do GLP-1 agonist drugs do? - Answers they work at the level of the beta cells, are agonists for a
protein that increases secretion of insulin

What are some rapid acting insulins? - Answers ASPART, lispro, glulisine

, what are some intermediate acting insulins? - Answers NPH, 70/30, 50/50, 75/25

When should rapid acting insulins such as lispro be given? - Answers should be given within 10 min of
meal time

When do rapid acting insulin such as lispro peak, and when is it gone - Answers Peaks within 1 hr of
administration, gone between 3 and 5 hrs

when do intermediate insulins such as NPH peak and end? - Answers Peak within 4-12 hrs after admin

When do short acting insulins such as regular insulin peak? - Answers Peak within 2-4 hrs after
administration

when do long lasting insulin such glargine(Lantus) and insulin detemir(Levemir) peak? - Answers
Glargine has no peak, detemir peaks between 6-8 hrs and has a duration of 5-24 hrs

What are the steps for mixing insulins? - Answers 1.Air into cloudy

2.Air into clear

3.Draw up clear

4.Draw up cloudy

Considerations for insulin injections - Answers Preferred injection site is on the abdomen 2 inches away
from the umbilicus, make sure to rotate sites, do not massage injection sites

What are normal Sugar levels - Answers 70-120

Under what sugar level do hypoglycemia symptoms occur? - Answers Under 50

How does alcohol effect sugar levels? - Answers Prevents the liver from generating glucose, so sugar
drops

What is the dawn phenomenon? - Answers Overnight release of growth hormone that causes a release
of glucose between 5am-6am, causes AM hyperglycemia, manage by increasing overnight insulin
dose(intermediate to long acting)

What is Somogyi phenomenon? - Answers rebound hyperglycemia response from overnight
hypoglycemia, treatment is aimed at preventing overnight hypoglycemia, advise that the client eat a
snack, decrease insulin dosage

what is diabetic foot - Answers A common foot injury complication, damaged nerve fibers cause pain
and decreased sensation or numbness, decreased blood supply makes cuts and sores harder to heal,
may lead to amputation

Exercise for diabetics - Answers 150 min a week of high intensity aerobic exercise is recommended, CHO
snacking for prolonged exercise, don't exercise if urine ketones are present

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