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NUR 660 FINAL Questions with Correct Answers
for Specific Exam Mail
The effects of GLP-1 Agonist medications include all of the following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. glucagon induced gluconeogenesis
b. increased satiety
c. improved glycemic control
d. glucose dependent insulin secretion
Ans: glucagon induced gluconeogenesis
A common adverse effect with SGLT-2 Inhibitors is:
Select one:
a. edema
b. mycotic infection
c. hypertension
d. weight gain
Ans: Mycotic Infection
Due to the increased risk for hypoglycemia, the following two medication
classes should not be used in combination:
Select one:
a. insulin and metformin
Pretest - Stuvia US
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b. insulin and sulfonylurea
c. insulin and thiazolidinedione
d. insulin and acarbose
Ans: Insulin and Sulfonylurea
A patient is 66 inches in height, weighing 200 lbs, and newly diagnosed with
type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The A1c is 7.1%. What is the best initial
treatment?
Select one:
a. Diet, exercise, and metformin
b. No treatment at this time
c. Diet and exercise
d. Diet, exercise, and exogenous insulin
Ans: Diet and exercise, Diet, exercise, and metformin
Which medication is an insulin secretagogue (mechanism of action is to
secrete insulin)?
Select one:
a. acarbose (alpha-glucosidase inhibitor)
b. empagliflozin (SGLT2 Inhibitor)
c. rosiglitazone (thiazolidinedione)
d. glipizide (sulfonylurea)
Ans: glipizide (sulfonylurea)
Pretest - Stuvia US
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The "ominous octet" includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. insulin resistance
b. decreased insulin production
c. decreased incretin hormones
d. increased incretin hormones
Ans: increased incretin hormones
In which patient would the clinician NOT initiate metformin?
Select one:
a. 60 year old with a history of medullary thyroid cancer
b. 54 year old with an allergy to penicillin
c. 71 year old with an eGFR of 60
d. 62 year old with an eGFR of 40
Ans: 62 year old with an eGFR of 40
Which medication can cause hyperglycemia?
Select one:
a. Cephalexin (Keflex)
b. Levothyroxine (Synthroid)
c. Metformin (Glucophage)
d. Prednisolone (Omnipred)
Ans: Prednisolone (Omnipred)
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Insulin should be initiated for the patient with Type 2 DM when the HgbA1C is
Select one:
a. 7
b. 8
c. 10
d. 7.5
Ans: 10
How often should the clinician examine the feet of a person with diabetes?
Select one:
a. Every year
b. Every 3 months
c. Every visit
d. Every 6 months
Ans: Every visit
Claire is a patient complaining that her left leg is cool, pale, smaller than her
right, and has thick toenails. Which condition may she be experiencing?
Select one:
a. Peripheral artery disease
b. Deep vein thrombosis
c. Anemia
d. Pulmonary embolism
Pretest - Stuvia US
NUR 660 FINAL Questions with Correct Answers
for Specific Exam Mail
The effects of GLP-1 Agonist medications include all of the following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. glucagon induced gluconeogenesis
b. increased satiety
c. improved glycemic control
d. glucose dependent insulin secretion
Ans: glucagon induced gluconeogenesis
A common adverse effect with SGLT-2 Inhibitors is:
Select one:
a. edema
b. mycotic infection
c. hypertension
d. weight gain
Ans: Mycotic Infection
Due to the increased risk for hypoglycemia, the following two medication
classes should not be used in combination:
Select one:
a. insulin and metformin
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
b. insulin and sulfonylurea
c. insulin and thiazolidinedione
d. insulin and acarbose
Ans: Insulin and Sulfonylurea
A patient is 66 inches in height, weighing 200 lbs, and newly diagnosed with
type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The A1c is 7.1%. What is the best initial
treatment?
Select one:
a. Diet, exercise, and metformin
b. No treatment at this time
c. Diet and exercise
d. Diet, exercise, and exogenous insulin
Ans: Diet and exercise, Diet, exercise, and metformin
Which medication is an insulin secretagogue (mechanism of action is to
secrete insulin)?
Select one:
a. acarbose (alpha-glucosidase inhibitor)
b. empagliflozin (SGLT2 Inhibitor)
c. rosiglitazone (thiazolidinedione)
d. glipizide (sulfonylurea)
Ans: glipizide (sulfonylurea)
Pretest - Stuvia US
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The "ominous octet" includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. insulin resistance
b. decreased insulin production
c. decreased incretin hormones
d. increased incretin hormones
Ans: increased incretin hormones
In which patient would the clinician NOT initiate metformin?
Select one:
a. 60 year old with a history of medullary thyroid cancer
b. 54 year old with an allergy to penicillin
c. 71 year old with an eGFR of 60
d. 62 year old with an eGFR of 40
Ans: 62 year old with an eGFR of 40
Which medication can cause hyperglycemia?
Select one:
a. Cephalexin (Keflex)
b. Levothyroxine (Synthroid)
c. Metformin (Glucophage)
d. Prednisolone (Omnipred)
Ans: Prednisolone (Omnipred)
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Insulin should be initiated for the patient with Type 2 DM when the HgbA1C is
Select one:
a. 7
b. 8
c. 10
d. 7.5
Ans: 10
How often should the clinician examine the feet of a person with diabetes?
Select one:
a. Every year
b. Every 3 months
c. Every visit
d. Every 6 months
Ans: Every visit
Claire is a patient complaining that her left leg is cool, pale, smaller than her
right, and has thick toenails. Which condition may she be experiencing?
Select one:
a. Peripheral artery disease
b. Deep vein thrombosis
c. Anemia
d. Pulmonary embolism
Pretest - Stuvia US
