RNSG 1341 Exam 2 Common Concepts of Adult Health questions
with complete solutions to pass 2025 updated
1. Diabetes is defined as The inability of the body
to regulate blood
sugar.
2. % of the population have diabetes mellitus 9.3%
3. diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of death
in the US 7th
4. populations that have higher prevalence with
dia- betes Native Americans,
Alaskan natives (men
and women alike)
5. highest population rate with diabetes in the world Pima indians in Arizona
(50% of adults)
6. blacks are as likely as whites to die from diabetes TWICE
7. Conterregulatory hormones to insulin glucagon
epinephrine
growth
hormone
cortisol
8. define hyperglycemia a condition where the
in- sulin level too
low and sugar is
too high.
9. what type of diabetes is most common Type 2
10. what percent of diabetes cases is type 2 90-95%
11. diabetes type 1 is a disease Autoimmune
12. in Diabetes type 1, the body the pancreatic cells destroys
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,RNSG 1341 Exam 2 Common Concepts of Adult Health questions
with complete solutions to pass 2025 updated
13. or can trigger diabetes genetics or virus
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,RNSG 1341 Exam 2 Common Concepts of Adult Health questions
with complete solutions to pass 2025 updated
14. type 1 diabetes requires insulin injections
(exo- genic)
15. type 1 diabetes onset of symptoms rapid
16. 3 Main Signs of Type 1 Diabetes polyuria
polydipsi
a
polyphagi
a
17. risk factors for type 2 diabetes obesity
overweigh
t
65 years or older family
history
18. metabolic syndrome and diabetes -Cluster of
abnormalities that
increase risk for car-
diovascular disease
and diabetes
-Characterized by insulin
resistance
-They have increased in-
sulin levels, increased
triglycerides, LDLs, De-
crease HDLs, Hyperten-
sion.
-Risk factors: Central obe-
sity, sedentary lifestyle,
ur- banization, certain
ethnic- ities
-MAIN GOALS: Nutrition
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, RNSG 1341 Exam 2 Common Concepts of Adult Health questions
with complete solutions to pass 2025 updated
and Exercise
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with complete solutions to pass 2025 updated
1. Diabetes is defined as The inability of the body
to regulate blood
sugar.
2. % of the population have diabetes mellitus 9.3%
3. diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of death
in the US 7th
4. populations that have higher prevalence with
dia- betes Native Americans,
Alaskan natives (men
and women alike)
5. highest population rate with diabetes in the world Pima indians in Arizona
(50% of adults)
6. blacks are as likely as whites to die from diabetes TWICE
7. Conterregulatory hormones to insulin glucagon
epinephrine
growth
hormone
cortisol
8. define hyperglycemia a condition where the
in- sulin level too
low and sugar is
too high.
9. what type of diabetes is most common Type 2
10. what percent of diabetes cases is type 2 90-95%
11. diabetes type 1 is a disease Autoimmune
12. in Diabetes type 1, the body the pancreatic cells destroys
1/
140
,RNSG 1341 Exam 2 Common Concepts of Adult Health questions
with complete solutions to pass 2025 updated
13. or can trigger diabetes genetics or virus
2/
140
,RNSG 1341 Exam 2 Common Concepts of Adult Health questions
with complete solutions to pass 2025 updated
14. type 1 diabetes requires insulin injections
(exo- genic)
15. type 1 diabetes onset of symptoms rapid
16. 3 Main Signs of Type 1 Diabetes polyuria
polydipsi
a
polyphagi
a
17. risk factors for type 2 diabetes obesity
overweigh
t
65 years or older family
history
18. metabolic syndrome and diabetes -Cluster of
abnormalities that
increase risk for car-
diovascular disease
and diabetes
-Characterized by insulin
resistance
-They have increased in-
sulin levels, increased
triglycerides, LDLs, De-
crease HDLs, Hyperten-
sion.
-Risk factors: Central obe-
sity, sedentary lifestyle,
ur- banization, certain
ethnic- ities
-MAIN GOALS: Nutrition
3/
140
, RNSG 1341 Exam 2 Common Concepts of Adult Health questions
with complete solutions to pass 2025 updated
and Exercise
4/
140
