BIOL331 / BIOL 331 Module 9 (Latest Update 2026 / 2027) Pathophysiology | Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - Portage Learning

BIOL331 / BIOL 331 Module 9
(Latest Update )
Pathophysiology | Questions &
Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct -
Portage Learning

Endocrine Disorders




Question:
Name for damage to large vessels caused by diabetes:


Major risk factor for: (4)
Answer:
Macrovascular complications


-Peripheral vascular disease
-Coronary artery disease
-Heart attack
-Stroke

,Question:
Leading cause of death in diabetics:
Peripheral vascular disease in diabetics is the leading cause of:
What can lower the risk?
Answer:
-Macrovascular disease


-non-traumatic amputations.


-Tight glycemic control.




Question:
Risk factors FOR macrovascular disease: (8)
Answer:
-Hyperglycemia
-Hypertension
-Hyperlipidemia
-Obesity
-Altered platelet function
-Endothelial dysfunction
-Elevated fibrinogen levels
-Systemic inflammation

,Question:
Infections are common in diabetics why?
Answer:
-High blood sugar
-Sensory deficits
-Chronic diseases that impair circulation and inflammatory response.




Question:
GI motility disorders with Diabetes
Answer:
-Constipation/Diarrhea
-Vomiting
-Abdominal/Epigastric dysfunction
-Gastroparesis (delayed emptying)




Question:
Demographics that should test for diabetes
Answer:
-Everyone 45 and older (younger if obese)
-Family history
-Concurrent hypertension or hypolipidemia.

, Question:
Normal fasting blood sugars:
Prediabetes:
Diabetes:
Answer:
70-100 mg/dL


100-125 mg/dL


≥ 126 mg/dL




Question:
2-hour oral glucose tolerance test:
Normal
Prediabetes
Diabetes
Answer:
<140 mg/dL


140-199 mg/dL


≥200 mg/dL