ATI Med-Surg Exam 3 Short Study Questions May 2022 with Answers

• IDDM describes which type of diabetes? o Type 1 • Which type of diabetes is insulin resistant? o Type 2 • Which type of insulin is an absolute deficit of insulin? o Type 1 o Why is there an absolute deficit? ▪ The beta cells that produce insulin are destroyed • Which type of diabetes usually has a juvenile onset? o Type 1 • Which type of diabetes usually has an adult onset? o Type 2 • Which groups of people more commonly are affected by diabetes? o African American and Mexican Americans • What increases a woman’s chance of having diabetes? o Birthing a baby 9 pounds or more • What type of person is at great risk of getting Type 2 diabetes? o Obese • If you have a patient and notice that she is persistently losing weight regardless of her increased appetite, what is this a red flag for? o Type 1 diabetes • How does having diabetes affect healing? o It will take longer to heal, which leads to getting infections easily o Why? ▪ Too much glucose in the blood • How does having diabetes affect vision and sense of touch? o Both are decreased • Which type of insulin is the insulin being produced, but not enough? o Type 2 • NIDDM describes which type of diabetes? o Type 2 • Which type of diabetes is non-insulin dependent? o Type 2 • How does insulin lower blood glucose? o Insulin moves the glucose molecules into the cells o Why do cells need glucose? ▪ For cellular metabolism o What transport mechanism does insulin use to get glucose into the cell? ▪ Facilitated diffusion • What molecule makes the glucose levels in the blood? o Glucagon o What organ secretes this? ▪ Pancreas