Certified Diabetes Educator Exam 1 questions with
verified answers
A blood glucose meter that measures plasma blood glucose in the
laboratory would be Ans✓✓✓ higher than a whole blood glucose
reading
Acculturation Ans✓✓✓ the process of cultural and psychological
change that results following meeting between cultures
adaptive or maladaptive behavior: denial Ans✓✓✓ provide survival
skills and support group
Ankle-Brachial Index Ans✓✓✓ - the ratio of systolic pressure at the
ankle (dorsalis pedis pulses) and the brachial artery
- reasonably accurate, reproducible measure for the screening and
detection of PAD and its severity
- Ankle-Brachial Index < 0.9 is strongly associated with limitations in LE
functioning and physical activity tolerance
Avoid resistive exercise Ans✓✓✓ ESRD, nephropathy, Charcot's foot,
proliferative retinopathy
Blurring of vision Ans✓✓✓ - due to instability of BG is related to
osmotic changes in the lens of the eye
,- commonly occurs at the onset of DM and during periods of fluctuating
BG control
- transient, delay testing for new refractive lenses until BG has been
stabilized for 6-8 weeks
Both patients with DKA and HHS can present decreased mentation
which is related to which physiological abnormality indicated on the
laboratory report? Ans✓✓✓ Serum osmolality
CAD: Angina Ans✓✓✓ - caused by coronary ischemia
- symptoms: CP, dyspnea, diaphoresis, cold/clammy skin, fatigue,
syncope
- rarely lasts more than 5 minutes
CAD: MI Ans✓✓✓ - caused by sudden total occlusion of a coronary
artery
- symptoms: CP, dyspnea, diaphoresis, N/V, weakness, sense of
impeding doom, pale
- 30-60 minutes duration
Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy Ans✓✓✓ abnormalities in HR control
and vascular dynamics
1) Cardiac Denervation Syndrome
2) abnormal CV response to exercise
, 3) orthostatic hypotension
Cardiac Denervation Syndrome Ans✓✓✓ a fixed HR that does not
change in response to stress, exercise, breathing patterns, or sleep; in
later stages, the person may suffer MI without pain, cardiac
arrhythmias, and sudden death
Cataracts Ans✓✓✓ - leading cause of reversible blindness
- vision-impairing disease characterized by thickening and opacification
of the lens
- common complaint: decrease in acuity, sensitivity to light
Children of persons with Type 1 Diabetes have Ans✓✓✓ 2% chance of
developing diabetes if mother has diabetes, 6% chance of developing
diabetes if father has diabetes
Children of persons with Type 2 Diabetes have Ans✓✓✓ 30% chance of
developing Impaired Glucose Tolerance and 15% chance of developing
Type 2 Diabetes
Chronic Sensorimotor Neuropathy Ans✓✓✓ sensory nerve defects in
the "stocking-glove" pattern, from toes to legs and then from the
fingers to the arms
verified answers
A blood glucose meter that measures plasma blood glucose in the
laboratory would be Ans✓✓✓ higher than a whole blood glucose
reading
Acculturation Ans✓✓✓ the process of cultural and psychological
change that results following meeting between cultures
adaptive or maladaptive behavior: denial Ans✓✓✓ provide survival
skills and support group
Ankle-Brachial Index Ans✓✓✓ - the ratio of systolic pressure at the
ankle (dorsalis pedis pulses) and the brachial artery
- reasonably accurate, reproducible measure for the screening and
detection of PAD and its severity
- Ankle-Brachial Index < 0.9 is strongly associated with limitations in LE
functioning and physical activity tolerance
Avoid resistive exercise Ans✓✓✓ ESRD, nephropathy, Charcot's foot,
proliferative retinopathy
Blurring of vision Ans✓✓✓ - due to instability of BG is related to
osmotic changes in the lens of the eye
,- commonly occurs at the onset of DM and during periods of fluctuating
BG control
- transient, delay testing for new refractive lenses until BG has been
stabilized for 6-8 weeks
Both patients with DKA and HHS can present decreased mentation
which is related to which physiological abnormality indicated on the
laboratory report? Ans✓✓✓ Serum osmolality
CAD: Angina Ans✓✓✓ - caused by coronary ischemia
- symptoms: CP, dyspnea, diaphoresis, cold/clammy skin, fatigue,
syncope
- rarely lasts more than 5 minutes
CAD: MI Ans✓✓✓ - caused by sudden total occlusion of a coronary
artery
- symptoms: CP, dyspnea, diaphoresis, N/V, weakness, sense of
impeding doom, pale
- 30-60 minutes duration
Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy Ans✓✓✓ abnormalities in HR control
and vascular dynamics
1) Cardiac Denervation Syndrome
2) abnormal CV response to exercise
, 3) orthostatic hypotension
Cardiac Denervation Syndrome Ans✓✓✓ a fixed HR that does not
change in response to stress, exercise, breathing patterns, or sleep; in
later stages, the person may suffer MI without pain, cardiac
arrhythmias, and sudden death
Cataracts Ans✓✓✓ - leading cause of reversible blindness
- vision-impairing disease characterized by thickening and opacification
of the lens
- common complaint: decrease in acuity, sensitivity to light
Children of persons with Type 1 Diabetes have Ans✓✓✓ 2% chance of
developing diabetes if mother has diabetes, 6% chance of developing
diabetes if father has diabetes
Children of persons with Type 2 Diabetes have Ans✓✓✓ 30% chance of
developing Impaired Glucose Tolerance and 15% chance of developing
Type 2 Diabetes
Chronic Sensorimotor Neuropathy Ans✓✓✓ sensory nerve defects in
the "stocking-glove" pattern, from toes to legs and then from the
fingers to the arms
