Ch. 20

Question 1

Diabetes mellitus

Answer 1

Is a disease that frequently causes changes in the patients mental status resulting from alterations in the blood glucose level

Question 2

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Answer 2

Hyperglycemic condition

Question 3

Glucagon

Answer 3

Is the exactly opposite of insulin’s function

Question 4

Glucose

Answer 4

Simple sugar

Question 5

Hyperglycemia

Answer 5

Low blood glucose

Question 6

Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome

Answer 6

Or nonketotic hyperosmolar state

Question 7

Hypoglycemia

Answer 7

Low blood sugar

Question 8

Insulin

Answer 8

Is secreted when the blood glucose level is elevated

Question 9

Oral glucose

Answer 9

The medication of choice for the emt in the emergency medical care of the diabetic patient with a altered mental status

Question 10

Type 1 diabetes

Answer 10

Was once known as insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Because these inject insulin to regulate the blood glucose levels

Question 11

Type 2 diabetes

Answer 11

Was once known as non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus because type 2 patients usually do not need to take insulin