PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 NR 283
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+.
c. Striated and voluntary - CorreCt Answers -1. Which types of muscles make up
most of the musculoskeletal system?
a. Striated and involuntary
b. Smooth and voluntary
c. Striated and voluntary
d. Smooth and involuntary
d. Heberden's nodes - CorreCt Answers -2. Irreversible changes in the distal joints of
the fingers caused by osteoarthritis are known as:
a. Bouchard's nodes
b. Lymph nodes
c. Haygarth's nodes
d. Heberden's nodes
a. Porosity and brittleness - CorreCt Answers -3. Osteoporosis is characterized by:
a. Porosity and brittleness
b. Brittleness and swelling of the joints
c. Crystal deposition and brittleness
d. Progressive inflammatory destruction after new bone formation
d. Oral antidiabetic agent - CorreCt Answers -4. Which treatment is commonly
indicated for type 2 diabetes mellitus?
a. High-fiber, low-fat diet
,b. Fluid restriction
c. Insulin
d. Oral antidiabetic agent
a. Decreased blood glucose level - CorreCt Answers -5. Which of the following is
caused by the release of insulin?
a. Decreased blood glucose level
b. Increased blood glucose level
c. Increased lipid breakdown
d. Increased protein breakdown
a. Can be treated with oral glycemic agents - CorreCt Answers -6. Which of the
following is not true of type 1 diabetes?
a. Can be treated with oral glycemic agents
b. The pancreas is completely unable to produce insulin
c. Acute onset
d. Definite genetic link
c. Significant weight loss occurs as a symptom - CorreCt Answers -7. Which of the
following is not true about type 2 diabetes?
a. Accounts for up to 95% of diabetics
b. Gradual onset
c. Significant weight loss occurs as a symptom
d. Risk factors are hypertension, family history, and obesity
d. Low blood glucose level - CorreCt Answers -8. Which of the following is not a sign
of DKA?
a. Kussmaul respirations
, b. Dehydration
c. Ketonuria
d. Low blood glucose level
a. HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c) - CorreCt Answers -9. Which laboratory test is the best
predictor of blood glucose control over the previous few months?
a. HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c)
b. Fasting blood glucose
c. Urinalysis
d. Feasting (postprandial) blood glucose
b. Thickening and ischemia of the vessels that supply the nerve fibers - CorreCt
Answers -10. Neuropathies are a potential complication of diabetes. Why do these
occur?
a. Infection in the nerves
b. Thickening and ischemia of the vessels that supply the nerve fibers
c. Inability to provide continuous glucose to the brain and spinal cord
d. Excessive glucose exposure to the brain and spinal cord
a. Insulin is destroyed in the gastrointestinal tract if taken orally, so it must be injected
subcutaneously - CorreCt Answers -11. What is your explanation to the parents who
do not want to give their child insulin injections to treat type 1 diabetes because they
have heard that pills can be used to treat this condition?
a. Insulin is destroyed in the gastrointestinal tract if taken orally, so it must be injected
subcutaneously
b. The child can go ahead and take the oral medication because he does have type 1
diabetes
c. The child cannot take the pills because we can't be sure that he would take the entire
dose
d. The pills are reserved for those over the age of 12
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+.
c. Striated and voluntary - CorreCt Answers -1. Which types of muscles make up
most of the musculoskeletal system?
a. Striated and involuntary
b. Smooth and voluntary
c. Striated and voluntary
d. Smooth and involuntary
d. Heberden's nodes - CorreCt Answers -2. Irreversible changes in the distal joints of
the fingers caused by osteoarthritis are known as:
a. Bouchard's nodes
b. Lymph nodes
c. Haygarth's nodes
d. Heberden's nodes
a. Porosity and brittleness - CorreCt Answers -3. Osteoporosis is characterized by:
a. Porosity and brittleness
b. Brittleness and swelling of the joints
c. Crystal deposition and brittleness
d. Progressive inflammatory destruction after new bone formation
d. Oral antidiabetic agent - CorreCt Answers -4. Which treatment is commonly
indicated for type 2 diabetes mellitus?
a. High-fiber, low-fat diet
,b. Fluid restriction
c. Insulin
d. Oral antidiabetic agent
a. Decreased blood glucose level - CorreCt Answers -5. Which of the following is
caused by the release of insulin?
a. Decreased blood glucose level
b. Increased blood glucose level
c. Increased lipid breakdown
d. Increased protein breakdown
a. Can be treated with oral glycemic agents - CorreCt Answers -6. Which of the
following is not true of type 1 diabetes?
a. Can be treated with oral glycemic agents
b. The pancreas is completely unable to produce insulin
c. Acute onset
d. Definite genetic link
c. Significant weight loss occurs as a symptom - CorreCt Answers -7. Which of the
following is not true about type 2 diabetes?
a. Accounts for up to 95% of diabetics
b. Gradual onset
c. Significant weight loss occurs as a symptom
d. Risk factors are hypertension, family history, and obesity
d. Low blood glucose level - CorreCt Answers -8. Which of the following is not a sign
of DKA?
a. Kussmaul respirations
, b. Dehydration
c. Ketonuria
d. Low blood glucose level
a. HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c) - CorreCt Answers -9. Which laboratory test is the best
predictor of blood glucose control over the previous few months?
a. HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c)
b. Fasting blood glucose
c. Urinalysis
d. Feasting (postprandial) blood glucose
b. Thickening and ischemia of the vessels that supply the nerve fibers - CorreCt
Answers -10. Neuropathies are a potential complication of diabetes. Why do these
occur?
a. Infection in the nerves
b. Thickening and ischemia of the vessels that supply the nerve fibers
c. Inability to provide continuous glucose to the brain and spinal cord
d. Excessive glucose exposure to the brain and spinal cord
a. Insulin is destroyed in the gastrointestinal tract if taken orally, so it must be injected
subcutaneously - CorreCt Answers -11. What is your explanation to the parents who
do not want to give their child insulin injections to treat type 1 diabetes because they
have heard that pills can be used to treat this condition?
a. Insulin is destroyed in the gastrointestinal tract if taken orally, so it must be injected
subcutaneously
b. The child can go ahead and take the oral medication because he does have type 1
diabetes
c. The child cannot take the pills because we can't be sure that he would take the entire
dose
d. The pills are reserved for those over the age of 12
