ATI Skills Module- Diabetes Management Questions and Correct Answers

ATI Skills Module- Diabetes
Management Questions and Correct
Answers

alpha-glucosidase-inhibitor

✓✓~ | type |of |oral |antidiabetic |agent |that |delays |the |absorption |of |carbohydrates |in |the |intestines




beta |cell

✓✓~ | type |of |cell |in |the |pancreas |that |secretes |insulin




casual |plasma |glucose

✓✓~ | glucose |concentration |in |the |blood |of |a |specimen |taken |at |any |time |of |day |regardless |of |time
| since |the |person's |last |meal; |also |called |random |blood |glucose




diabetes |insipidus

✓✓~ | disorder |of |the |posterior |lobe |of |the |pituitary |gland |that |causes |excessive |thirst |and |excretion
| of |large |volumes |of |dilute |urine




duration

✓✓~ | referring |to |drugs, |the |length |of |time |a |drug |exerts |a |therapeutic |effect




fasting

, ✓✓~ | ingesting |only |water |or |nothing |at |all |for |a |predetermined |length |of |time




fingerstick

✓✓~ | use |of |a |small |lancet |to |puncture |the |skin |on |the |side |of |a |fingertip |to |obtain |a |single |drop |of
| capillary |blood |for |diagnostic |testing




glucometer

✓✓~ | a |device |used |to |determine |the |approximate |concentration |of |glucose |in |the |blood




glucose

✓✓~ | simple |sugar |that |is |the |end |product |of |carbohydrate |metabolism




hyperglycemia

✓✓~ | an |elevated |blood |glucose |level




hypoglycemia

✓✓~ | a |low |blood |glucose |level




injection

✓✓~ | insertion |of |fluid |into |the |body |or |a |container |via |a |needle |& |syringe




insulin