NBDHE Board Study Questions & Answers Latest Update
NBDHE Board Study Questions & Answers Latest Update
A drug ending in the suffix 'pril is considered a
A. antibiotic
B.ACE inhibitor
C. anti-fungal
D. beta antagonist - ✔✔✔-B. ACE inhibitor
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a risk factor for a type 1 diabetic?
A. diet
B. genetics
C. autoimmune
D. environmental - ✔✔✔-A. diet
Type 2 diabetes accounts for approximately what percentage of all cases of diabetes in
adults?
A. 25-30%
B/ 35-40%
C. 55-60%
D. 90-95% - ✔✔✔-D. 90-95%
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a risk factor for a type 2 diabetic?
A. increased age
B. obesity
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C. smoking
D. physical inactivity - ✔✔✔-c. smoking
What percentage of women with gestational diabetes are diagnosed with type 2
diabetes following their pregnancy?
A. <5%
B. 5-10%
C. 20-25%
D. 25-30% - ✔✔✔-B. 5-10%
Untreated diabetes may result in all of the following EXCEPT:
A. blindness
B. cardiovascular disease
C. kidney disease
D. tinnitus - ✔✔✔-D. tinnitus
-ringing of the ears
Prediabetes is associated with all of the following except:
a. Increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
b. Impaired glucose tolerance
c. Increased risk of heart disease and stroke
d. Increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes - ✔✔✔-D. increased risk of developing
type 1 diabetes
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-persons with elevated glucose levels that do not yet meet the criteria for diabetes are
considered to have prediabetes and are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, not type 1
diabetics are at increased risk of heart disease if they also
a. smoke
b. have increased HDL cholesterol levels
c. take aspirin
D. consume increased fiber in diet - ✔✔✔-A. smoke
Which of the following types of immunoglobulins is the most responsible for promoting
allergic reactions?
A. IgA
B. IgD
C. IgM
D. IgE - ✔✔✔-D. IgE
how to remember: "Eeeek, I had an allergic reaction"
Which of the following types of immunoglobulins is located on the surface of most B-
lymphocytes?
A. IgA
B. IgM
C. IgD
D. IgE - ✔✔✔-C. IgD
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Which of the following types of immunoglobulins does NOT cross the barrier between
mother and infant in the womb?
A. IgA
B. IgM
C. IgD
D. IgE - ✔✔✔-A. IgA
Which of the following is NOT an autoimmune disease?
A. Graves Disease
B. Myasthenia Gravis
C. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
D. Alzheimers disease - ✔✔✔-D. Alzheimers disease
T-cell activation requires a/an _____ cell
A. Activation
B. Accessory
C. Plasma
D. Helper - ✔✔✔-B. accessory
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the spleen?
A. Divided up into lobules
B. Similar to a large lymph node
C. Contains macrophages
D. limited blood within the lobules - ✔✔✔-D. limited blood within the lobules
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NBDHE Board Study Questions & Answers Latest Update
A drug ending in the suffix 'pril is considered a
A. antibiotic
B.ACE inhibitor
C. anti-fungal
D. beta antagonist - ✔✔✔-B. ACE inhibitor
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a risk factor for a type 1 diabetic?
A. diet
B. genetics
C. autoimmune
D. environmental - ✔✔✔-A. diet
Type 2 diabetes accounts for approximately what percentage of all cases of diabetes in
adults?
A. 25-30%
B/ 35-40%
C. 55-60%
D. 90-95% - ✔✔✔-D. 90-95%
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a risk factor for a type 2 diabetic?
A. increased age
B. obesity
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C. smoking
D. physical inactivity - ✔✔✔-c. smoking
What percentage of women with gestational diabetes are diagnosed with type 2
diabetes following their pregnancy?
A. <5%
B. 5-10%
C. 20-25%
D. 25-30% - ✔✔✔-B. 5-10%
Untreated diabetes may result in all of the following EXCEPT:
A. blindness
B. cardiovascular disease
C. kidney disease
D. tinnitus - ✔✔✔-D. tinnitus
-ringing of the ears
Prediabetes is associated with all of the following except:
a. Increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
b. Impaired glucose tolerance
c. Increased risk of heart disease and stroke
d. Increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes - ✔✔✔-D. increased risk of developing
type 1 diabetes
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-persons with elevated glucose levels that do not yet meet the criteria for diabetes are
considered to have prediabetes and are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, not type 1
diabetics are at increased risk of heart disease if they also
a. smoke
b. have increased HDL cholesterol levels
c. take aspirin
D. consume increased fiber in diet - ✔✔✔-A. smoke
Which of the following types of immunoglobulins is the most responsible for promoting
allergic reactions?
A. IgA
B. IgD
C. IgM
D. IgE - ✔✔✔-D. IgE
how to remember: "Eeeek, I had an allergic reaction"
Which of the following types of immunoglobulins is located on the surface of most B-
lymphocytes?
A. IgA
B. IgM
C. IgD
D. IgE - ✔✔✔-C. IgD
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Which of the following types of immunoglobulins does NOT cross the barrier between
mother and infant in the womb?
A. IgA
B. IgM
C. IgD
D. IgE - ✔✔✔-A. IgA
Which of the following is NOT an autoimmune disease?
A. Graves Disease
B. Myasthenia Gravis
C. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
D. Alzheimers disease - ✔✔✔-D. Alzheimers disease
T-cell activation requires a/an _____ cell
A. Activation
B. Accessory
C. Plasma
D. Helper - ✔✔✔-B. accessory
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the spleen?
A. Divided up into lobules
B. Similar to a large lymph node
C. Contains macrophages
D. limited blood within the lobules - ✔✔✔-D. limited blood within the lobules
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