EXAM 3: PHARMACOLOGY, UTA
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type 1 diabetes is usually seen in - ✔✔children
what is type one diabetes also known as - ✔✔juvenile diabetes
do type two diabetics use insulin? - ✔✔not at first, but without diet and lifestyle
changes they will need to eventually.
more and more children are becoming obese, causing them to get - ✔✔type two
diabetes
what are the risk factors of type two diabetes? - ✔✔obesity, non-white ethnicities due to
straying from their cultural diet normalities, genetic hereditary disorders
how do you treat type 1 diabetes? - ✔✔insulin therapy or pancreatic islet cell
transplantation
how do we treat type two diabetes? - ✔✔lifestyle changes, oral drug therapy to decrease
BS, non-insulin injectables, and insulin when the above no longer provide glycemic
control
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,what are the types of anti diabetic drugs? - ✔✔insulin, oral hypoglycemic drugs. they
both aim to produce normal blood glucose states.
what is the normal blood sugar? - ✔✔60-100
hgbA1C should be - ✔✔less than 7
insulin is used to restore the diabetic patient's ability to - ✔✔-metabolize carbs, fats, and
proteins
-store glucose in the liver
-convert glycogen to fat
MOA of insulin: - ✔✔bind to insulin receptors
do you administer insulin subcutaneously or IV? - ✔✔both.
-SC in deep fatty tissues
-IV is ONLY REGULAR INSULIN in severely ill patients who may be experiencing
ketoacidosis
Lispro (Humalog), Aspart (novalog), and Apidra are all what kind of insulin? -
✔✔Rapid acting with an onset of 15 minutes and with a peak of 30-90 minutes.
Have food readily avaliable to the patient
-MEALTIME COVERAGE (BASAL BOLUS)
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, -Sliding scale/correctional
Lispro, Aspart, and Apidra are all - ✔✔rapid acting, mealtime coverage, basal bolus
insulins. can also be used in sliding scale correctional/supplemental insulin
is regular insulin fast/short acting or slow/long acting? - ✔✔short & long acting
when drawing up regular insulin and NPH insulin in the same syringe, which do you
draw up FIRST? - ✔✔Regular
which is the only insulin that can be given IV? - ✔✔Regular
Lantus (glargine) and Levemir (Detemir) are _____ acting insulins - ✔✔Long
which insulins cannot be mixed with others in the same syringe? - ✔✔Long acting
insulins like Levemir and Lantus
NPH is an ______ acting insulin - ✔✔intermediate
basal insulin is - ✔✔glargine or levemir
patients taking basal-bolus insulin also must be taking in ____ - ✔✔calories
when should you hold insulin? - ✔✔when the patient is hypoglycemic, and blood sugar
is less than 70.
what are the symptoms of hypoglycemia? - ✔✔hunger, shakiness, dizziness, confusion,
headache, tachycardia, pounding/racing heart, diaphoresis
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
type 1 diabetes is usually seen in - ✔✔children
what is type one diabetes also known as - ✔✔juvenile diabetes
do type two diabetics use insulin? - ✔✔not at first, but without diet and lifestyle
changes they will need to eventually.
more and more children are becoming obese, causing them to get - ✔✔type two
diabetes
what are the risk factors of type two diabetes? - ✔✔obesity, non-white ethnicities due to
straying from their cultural diet normalities, genetic hereditary disorders
how do you treat type 1 diabetes? - ✔✔insulin therapy or pancreatic islet cell
transplantation
how do we treat type two diabetes? - ✔✔lifestyle changes, oral drug therapy to decrease
BS, non-insulin injectables, and insulin when the above no longer provide glycemic
control
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,what are the types of anti diabetic drugs? - ✔✔insulin, oral hypoglycemic drugs. they
both aim to produce normal blood glucose states.
what is the normal blood sugar? - ✔✔60-100
hgbA1C should be - ✔✔less than 7
insulin is used to restore the diabetic patient's ability to - ✔✔-metabolize carbs, fats, and
proteins
-store glucose in the liver
-convert glycogen to fat
MOA of insulin: - ✔✔bind to insulin receptors
do you administer insulin subcutaneously or IV? - ✔✔both.
-SC in deep fatty tissues
-IV is ONLY REGULAR INSULIN in severely ill patients who may be experiencing
ketoacidosis
Lispro (Humalog), Aspart (novalog), and Apidra are all what kind of insulin? -
✔✔Rapid acting with an onset of 15 minutes and with a peak of 30-90 minutes.
Have food readily avaliable to the patient
-MEALTIME COVERAGE (BASAL BOLUS)
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, -Sliding scale/correctional
Lispro, Aspart, and Apidra are all - ✔✔rapid acting, mealtime coverage, basal bolus
insulins. can also be used in sliding scale correctional/supplemental insulin
is regular insulin fast/short acting or slow/long acting? - ✔✔short & long acting
when drawing up regular insulin and NPH insulin in the same syringe, which do you
draw up FIRST? - ✔✔Regular
which is the only insulin that can be given IV? - ✔✔Regular
Lantus (glargine) and Levemir (Detemir) are _____ acting insulins - ✔✔Long
which insulins cannot be mixed with others in the same syringe? - ✔✔Long acting
insulins like Levemir and Lantus
NPH is an ______ acting insulin - ✔✔intermediate
basal insulin is - ✔✔glargine or levemir
patients taking basal-bolus insulin also must be taking in ____ - ✔✔calories
when should you hold insulin? - ✔✔when the patient is hypoglycemic, and blood sugar
is less than 70.
what are the symptoms of hypoglycemia? - ✔✔hunger, shakiness, dizziness, confusion,
headache, tachycardia, pounding/racing heart, diaphoresis
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