Pharmacology - Endocrine

Which of the following would you avoid in women with frequent Urinary Tract Infections?

• Metformin

• Liraglutide (Victoza)

• Dapagliflozin (Farxiga)

• Saxagliptin (Onglyza)

First line treatment for diabetes with an A1C of less than 7.5 on diagnosis.

• Insulin

• Pioglitazone (Actos)

• Metformin

• Glimepiride (Micronase)

You are starting a 58 year old on levothyroxine. What would be your initial dose?

• 12.5 mcg

• 50. mcg

• Weight based

• 100 mcg

Your 25 year old healthy patient has a TSH of 0.1 and a T4 of 17.0

• Start levothyroxine at 50mcg

• Start tapazole

• Refer endocrinology

• Start levothyroxine at 25mcg

Which of the following is an injectable medication for type 2 diabetes?

• Exenatide (Byetta)

• Sitagliptin (Januvia)

• Dapagliflozin (Farxiga)

• Glimepiride (Amaryl)

Which of the following has the most GI side effects?

• Dapagliflozin (Farxiga)

• Metformin

• Sitagliptin (januvia)

• Pioglitazone (Actos)

A1C goal for treatment is

• 6.5

• 7.0-7.9

• 8.0-8.5

• Under 9

What medication is used to treat pregnant women with diabetes?

• Regular Insulin

• Lantus

• Exenatide (Byetta)

• Sitagliptin (Januvia)

Which of the following has the longest duration of action?

• Humalog

• Novolog

• 70/30

• Lantus (Glargine)

Which of the following is a DDP4i

• Metformin

• Dulagluttide

• dapagliflozin

• sitagliptin