QUESTIONS WITH THE ONLY ANSWERS
10 minutes prior to a meal - answer ✔✔-Aspart (Novolog) should be administered?
oral contraceptives - answer ✔✔-Victoza (liraglutide) a glucagon-like peptide-1 for the treatment of
Type 2 diabetes, may potentially decrease the effectiveness of?
hypokalemia - answer ✔✔-Patients receiving insulin determir (Levemir) are at higher risk for
developing?
Increase insulin sensitivity-by acting on adipose, muscle & liver to increase glucose utilization and
decrease glucose production - answer ✔✔-Thiazolidinedione (TZD) medications?
0.7% - answer ✔✔-Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) such as pioglitazone (Actos) reduce A1C levels by?
renal function, liver function, and vitamin B12 levels - answer ✔✔-In addition to hemoglobin A1C,
patients receiving metformin (Glucophage) should be monitored for:
to inspect for visible particles or color change before administration - answer ✔✔-Patients who use
insulin glargine (Lantus) should be advised?
beta blockers - answer ✔✔-Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia may be blunted by?
diarrhea - answer ✔✔-The most frequent side effect of metformin (Glucophage) is?
increase satiety - answer ✔✔-A patient who is started on a glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) such as Victoza
should be informed that this class of medications may?
, 0.6 % - answer ✔✔-The expected hemoglobin A1C reduction for patients who are started on a
dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DDP-4) inhibitor such as sitagliptin (Januvia) is?
Biguanide - answer ✔✔-Metformin (Glucophage) is a?
Twice daily, within 1 hour prior to morning and evening meals - answer ✔✔-Because of the mechanism
of action, patients should be instructed to administer exenatide (Byetta)?
Glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) - answer ✔✔-Exenatide (Byetta) is classified as?
hypothyroidism - answer ✔✔-Levothyroxine (Synthroid) is indicated in the treatment of?
inflammatory bowel disorders - answer ✔✔-Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors such as acarbose (Precose) are
contraindicated in patients with?
block synthesis of thyroxine and triiodothyronine (T3) - answer ✔✔-The mechanism of action of
methimazole (Tapazole) is to?
cretinism - answer ✔✔-Undertreatment of hypothyroidism in pediatric patients may lead to:
fluid retention and weight gain - answer ✔✔-Patients taking thiazolidinedione (TZD) medications should
be monitored for?
on an empty stomach, first thing in the morning - answer ✔✔-Levothyroxine (Synthroid) is best
administered?
at meal time - answer ✔✔-Due to the mechanism of action of meglitinides used in the treatment of
Type 2 diabetes, they should be administered?
heart failure - answer ✔✔-Pioglitazone hydrochloride (Actos) is contraindicated in patients with?