CDCES EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What |is |a |common |biguanide |medication?
Metformin |(Glucophage)
Daily |dosage |of |metformin
500-2550 |mg |(usually |BID |with |meals)
What |is |the |liquid |form |of |metformin |called?
Riomet
What |does |metformin |decrease |in |the |body?
Hepatic |output
What |are |common |side |effects |of |metformin?
GI |effects |and |B12 |deficiency |(extended |release |causes |less |GI |effects)
When |is |metformin |contraindicated |based |on |GFR?
If |GFR |< |45 |or |if |GFR |reaches |< |30 |(then |consider |lowering |dose)
, What |conditions |contraindicate |the |use |of |metformin?
Binge |drinking, |during |dye |study, |liver |disease, |heart |failure, |risk |of |acidosis
What |are |some |benefits |of |using |metformin?
Lowers |cholesterol, |no |hypoglycemia, |cheap, |weight |neutral, |approved |for |pediatrics |ages |10+
Med |class: |Sulfonylureas
Glyburide |(Diabeta), |Glipizide |(Glucotrol), |Glimepiride |(Amaryl)
Stimulates |sustained |insulin |release |"squirter"
Can |cause |weight |gain |and |hypoglycemia |(glyburide)
Glipizide |least |likely |to |cause |hypoglycemia, |Diabeta |most |likely
Taken |before |meals |and |must |eat |afterward
Cheap
Lowers |A1C |1-2%
Med |class: |SGLT2 |Inhibitors
"Glucoretic," |"-flozins", |Invokana, |Farxiga, |Jardiance, |Steglatro, |Brenzavvy
Decreases |glucose |reabsorption |in |the |body, |glucose |flows |out |urine
Side |effects: |hypotension, |UTIs/ |genital |infections, |ketoacidosis |(euglycemic), |weight |loss, |
increased |urination
CORRECT ANSWERS
What |is |a |common |biguanide |medication?
Metformin |(Glucophage)
Daily |dosage |of |metformin
500-2550 |mg |(usually |BID |with |meals)
What |is |the |liquid |form |of |metformin |called?
Riomet
What |does |metformin |decrease |in |the |body?
Hepatic |output
What |are |common |side |effects |of |metformin?
GI |effects |and |B12 |deficiency |(extended |release |causes |less |GI |effects)
When |is |metformin |contraindicated |based |on |GFR?
If |GFR |< |45 |or |if |GFR |reaches |< |30 |(then |consider |lowering |dose)
, What |conditions |contraindicate |the |use |of |metformin?
Binge |drinking, |during |dye |study, |liver |disease, |heart |failure, |risk |of |acidosis
What |are |some |benefits |of |using |metformin?
Lowers |cholesterol, |no |hypoglycemia, |cheap, |weight |neutral, |approved |for |pediatrics |ages |10+
Med |class: |Sulfonylureas
Glyburide |(Diabeta), |Glipizide |(Glucotrol), |Glimepiride |(Amaryl)
Stimulates |sustained |insulin |release |"squirter"
Can |cause |weight |gain |and |hypoglycemia |(glyburide)
Glipizide |least |likely |to |cause |hypoglycemia, |Diabeta |most |likely
Taken |before |meals |and |must |eat |afterward
Cheap
Lowers |A1C |1-2%
Med |class: |SGLT2 |Inhibitors
"Glucoretic," |"-flozins", |Invokana, |Farxiga, |Jardiance, |Steglatro, |Brenzavvy
Decreases |glucose |reabsorption |in |the |body, |glucose |flows |out |urine
Side |effects: |hypotension, |UTIs/ |genital |infections, |ketoacidosis |(euglycemic), |weight |loss, |
increased |urination
