Diabetes Test 2

Question 1

Which diabetes-related claim is untrue?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. prevalence of diabetes is decreasing

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Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States

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Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness among persons age 20 to 74

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Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure

Question 2

Treatment for proliferative retinopathy frequently involves:

Accepted Answer

Laser surgery

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Fluorescein angiogram

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Tonometry

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Antibiotics

Question 3

All of the following may result in hyperinsulinemia, with the exception of:

Accepted Answer

Type 1 diabetes

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Nesidioblastosis

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An insulinoma

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Insulin resistance

Question 4

For a male born in 2000, the risk of developing diabetes is:

Accepted Answer

1 in 3

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2 in 5

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1 in 5

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1 in 2

Question 5

Which of the following diabetes medications works by reducing the amount of glucose the liver produces?

Accepted Answer

Biguanides

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Sulfonylureas

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Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors

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Meglitinides

Question 6

Which of the following regimens provides type 1 diabetics with the best blood glucose control?

Accepted Answer

Three or four injections per day of different types of insulin.

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A combination of oral anti-diabetic medication

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A single anti-diabetes drugs

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Once daily insulin injections

Question 7

Which of the following actions doesn't aid in preventing diabetic complications?

Accepted Answer

Eliminating all carbohydrates from the diet

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Controlling blood pressure and blood lipids

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Prompt detection of diabetic eye and kidney disease

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Controlling blood glucose

Question 8

What is the initial stage of the education process for diabetic self-management?

Accepted Answer

Assessment

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Diagnosis

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Goal setting

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Referral

Question 9

All of the following advantages of utilizing an insulin pump, with the exception of

Accepted Answer

They help with weight loss

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They simplify management of blood sugar and often improve A1C

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They enable exercise without compensatory carbohydrate consumption

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By continuously providing insulin they eliminate the need for injections of insulin

Question 10

Except for: All of the above are used to diagnose diabetic neuropathies.

Accepted Answer

Minnesota Mutiphasic Personality inventory (MMPI)

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Foot examinations

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Nerve conduction studies or electromyography

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Ultrasound