Diabetes Module 2

Question 0

Elements of diagnosis for type 2 diabetes include:

Answer 0

Physical exam, medical history, and laboratory evaluations

Question 1

Groups of people who should be screened include :

Answer 1

Overweight or obese people with more than one additional risk factor, and individuals without risk factors over 45 years of age

Question 2

Physical exam:

Answer 2

Vital signs, head & neck, chest - lungs - heart, abdomen-liver-spleen, musculoskeletal system, skin

Question 3

Polydipsia

Answer 3

Excessive thirst

Question 4

Polyuria

Answer 4

Excessive urination

Question 5

Polyphagia

Answer 5

Excessive eating

Question 6

Ketoacidosis

Answer 6

A condition in which the blood is abnormally acidic and in which it contains an accumulation of ketone bodies

Question 7

Nonketotic hyperosmoler syndrome

Answer 7

A complication of type two diabetes that involves extremely high blood glucose levels without the presence of ketones

Question 8

Test that requires: no fasting, measure % of hemoglobin in red blood cells that is bound with hemoglobin, provides a measure of your avg blood glucose control for the past 2-3 months

Answer 8

HbA1c

Question 9

HbA1c diagnosed at:

And prediabetes diagnosed at:

Answer 9

> 6.5%

(AACE) 5.5%-6.4%
(ADA) 5.7%-6.4%

Question 10

Fasting Gluvose plasma test

Answer 10

No caloric intake for > 8 hours

Diagnosed at >126 mg/dL

Prediabetes at 100-125 mg/dL

Question 11

Involves fasting for more than eight hours followed by ingestion of 75 g of glucose dissolved in water followed two hours later by measurement of blood plasma glucose, not recommended for routine use because it is comparatively inconvenient for patient

Answer 11

Oral glucose tolerance test

Diabetes diagnosed : >200 mg/dL

Prediabetes diagnosed: 140-199 mg/dL

Question 12

Random plasma glucose test

Answer 12

Used in patients presenting with severe and classic symptoms of diabetes or hyperglycemic crisis; diabetes diagnosed >200 mg/dL