Sherpath Questions with CORRECT Answers (Verified Update)
Q1: Which test indicates the average blood glucose level over the past 90 days?
A. Glycated hemoglobin A1c
B. Fasting plasma glucose
C. Postprandial plasma glucose
D. Preprandial plasma glucose
Answer: A. Glycated hemoglobin A1c
Q2: Which condition typically leads to a diagnosis of diabetes?
A. Ketoacidosis
B. Graves disease
C. Hashimoto
D. Pernicious anemia
Answer: A. Ketoacidosis
Q3: Which condition is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes?
A. Autoimmune dysfunction
B. Excessive abdominal fat
C. Ketoacidosis
D. Low insulin level
Answer: B. Excessive abdominal fat
Q4: Which information will the nurse include when instructing a patient with type 1 diabetes
about insulin therapy?
A. "You will need to take insulin whenever you eat too many carbohydrates."
B. "Taking insulin will prevent you from developing problems with your thy- roid."
C. "An injection of insulin is needed when your blood sugar goes above 125 mg/dL."
D. "Insulin is needed to prevent the breakdown of nutrients that cause diabetic
ketoacidosis."
Answer: D. "Insulin is needed to prevent the breakdown of nutrients that cause diabetic
ketoacidosis."
Q5: Which lab value in a patient with type 2 diabetes might require both oral hypoglycemic
medications and insulin?
A. Hgb A1c of 9.1
B. Hgb A1c of 6.5
C. Fasting plasma glucose of 143
D. Postprandial plasma glucose of 156
Answer: A. Hgb A1c of 9.1
Q1: Which test indicates the average blood glucose level over the past 90 days?
A. Glycated hemoglobin A1c
B. Fasting plasma glucose
C. Postprandial plasma glucose
D. Preprandial plasma glucose
Answer: A. Glycated hemoglobin A1c
Q2: Which condition typically leads to a diagnosis of diabetes?
A. Ketoacidosis
B. Graves disease
C. Hashimoto
D. Pernicious anemia
Answer: A. Ketoacidosis
Q3: Which condition is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes?
A. Autoimmune dysfunction
B. Excessive abdominal fat
C. Ketoacidosis
D. Low insulin level
Answer: B. Excessive abdominal fat
Q4: Which information will the nurse include when instructing a patient with type 1 diabetes
about insulin therapy?
A. "You will need to take insulin whenever you eat too many carbohydrates."
B. "Taking insulin will prevent you from developing problems with your thy- roid."
C. "An injection of insulin is needed when your blood sugar goes above 125 mg/dL."
D. "Insulin is needed to prevent the breakdown of nutrients that cause diabetic
ketoacidosis."
Answer: D. "Insulin is needed to prevent the breakdown of nutrients that cause diabetic
ketoacidosis."
Q5: Which lab value in a patient with type 2 diabetes might require both oral hypoglycemic
medications and insulin?
A. Hgb A1c of 9.1
B. Hgb A1c of 6.5
C. Fasting plasma glucose of 143
D. Postprandial plasma glucose of 156
Answer: A. Hgb A1c of 9.1
