) Questions AND Answers
{Grade A} 100% Correct – Hondros
Intramuscular injection - correct answer Injection into a muscle
No more than 3ml
90 degree angle
Intramuscular sites - correct answer Deltoid
Vastus lateralis
Rectus femoris
Gluteus maximus (not recommended)
Subcutaneous injection - correct answer Injection into fatty or connective tissue
45 degree angle
No more than 1ml
Transdermal injection - correct answer Diffuse through the epidermis
15 degree angle
,Bevel up, pull skin back, make a wheel/bubble
What is the insulin hormone necessary for? - correct answer Carb regulation and
glucose control
Normal blood sugar - correct answer 70-110
Fasting blood sugar - correct answer 70-100
Pre-diabetic blood sugar - correct answer over 140
Potassium and DKA - correct answer Potassium is elevated due to dehydration and
acidosis
Imbalance must be treated quickly
GAD test - correct answer An antibody test used for Type 1 diabetic patients. Either the
patient will test positive or negative.
,HDL cholesterol - correct answer Good cholesterol
Needs to be higher than 40
LDL - correct answer Bad cholesterol
Needs to be lower than 70
How is cholesterol related to blood sugar - correct answer Taking a lipid panel test
first before an A1C helps us determine how that patient regulates glucose
Trigliceride levels - correct answer needs to be lower than 150
What are the components of a lipid panel - correct answer HDL
LDL
Ttriglycerides
BS over 140 can start to _____________________ - correct answer Put stress on the beta-
cells
, BS over 170 can start to cause _____________________ - correct answer Damage of the
small blood vessels in the body which cause vascular problems
Statins - correct answer drugs used to lower cholesterol in the bloodstream
-reduce risk of MI and stroke
Do not give oral hypoglycemics to who? - correct answer type 1 diabetics
Metabolic syndrom - correct answer a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors including
overweight or obesity, high blood pressure, elevated triglycerides, low good
cholesterol, and high glucose levels
Glycogen - correct answer Found in the pancreas, store glucose (stored sugar for
energy source)
A1C test - correct answer Diagnostic test checking sugar on red blood cells to get an
average glucose level over several months/90 days