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WorksheetsDR. SMITH ENDO EXAM 3, PPTX 3-4
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 56mins
The excess macrovascular risk is associated more with dyslipidemia and hypertension.
True
False
What are the goals of diabetes treatment?
Reduce the risk of microvascular complications.
Reduce the risk of macrovascular complications.
Reduce mortality
Reduce the risk of
happiness
What diseases are found in microvascular complications?
Retinopathy
Nephropathy
Neuropathy
CV
What diseases are found in macrovascular complications?
Cerebrovascular
CV
PVD
Neuropathy
Which of the following are INDIVIDUALIZED THERAPY CONSIDERATIONS?
Disease progression (beta cell function preservation)
Patient preferred administration route (ex. oral, injectable)
Amount of A1C lowering needed to reach goal
Side effect profile and patient’s tolerability
Co
existing conditions
What are the treatment guidelines according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA)?
Emphasis on detection and diagnosis of diabetes and pre-diabetes.
Focus on lifestyle changes.
Prevention and management of complications.
HBA1c goal of <7%
Cost of medications is not a priority.
What are the treatment guidelines according to the American Asspciation of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)?
Diagnosis and treatment of pre-diabetes.
Focus on risk factor management.
Individualize glycemic goals and pharmacotherapy.
Cost of medications is not a priority.
Avoid therapies that can cause
hypoglycemia and HbA1c goal ≤ 6.5%.
What is the best treatment recommendation for a patient with hypertension and diabetes?
Initial BP> 140/90 mmHg and <160/100 mmHg
ACEi
ARB
CCB
Diuretic
What is the best treatment recommendation for a patient with hypertension and diabetes?
Initial BP ≥ 160/100 mmHg
ACEi or ARB and CCB or Diuretic
ACEi or ARB
CCB or Diuretic
ARB
Which of the following are Lifestyle Therapy?
Nutrition
Physical Activity
Sleep
Smoking Cesation
Which of the following corresponds to an overall diabetes care?
Detect presence of complications
Classify diabetes
Formulate a management plan
Review risk factor control
Review previous treatment
There are two main techniques in the Glycemic Control Assessment. What are these two techniques?
Self monitoring of blood glucose
A1C monitoring
BG monitoring
Meals monitoring
Which of the following is included in self-monitoring of blood glucose?
Help guide treatment decisions
Proper ongoing education is a must
Technique evaluation may help improve readings
At least 2x/year in patients meeting treatment goals
Which of the following is a A1c motinoring?
At least 2x/year in patients meeting treatment goals
Perform quarterly in those whose therapy has changed or are not
meeting goals
Proper ongoing education is a must
Help guide treatment decisions
Which of the following is a Lifestyle changes?
Type 1: Balanced diet to maintain a healthy weight
Type 2: Caloric restriction to promote weight loss
150 minutes/week of moderate exercise
75 minutes/week of moderate exercise
Which of the following would be an easy patient counseling?
Pay attention to cholesterol and blood pressure
Get your vaccines, eye exam
and feet exams
Exercise
Replace meals
Glucagon is secreted, opposing the actions of insulin.
Stimulates hepatic glucose production and
prevents hypoglycemia
Fasting state
Fed state
An increase in glucose causes insulin to be secreted.
Increases glucose uptake by muscles and decreases hepatic glucose production
Fed state
Fasting state
Gut hormones are also secreted, causing insulin secretion
-Glucagon like peptide 1 ( GLP 1 ) & Glucose dependent insulin releasing peptide (GIP)
-Inactivated by dipeptidyl peptidase IV ( DPP IV )
Fed state
Fasting state
What is the first-line dual therapy if you have A1c ≥ 8.5%?
Lifestyle changes
Metformin
Glipizide
Glimepiride
What is the % A1c required for insulin treatment?
A1c >10%
A1c <10%
A1c ≥7.5%
Which of the following medications is recommended if the patient has CKD or HF?
Use SGLT2 inhibitor
(empagliflozin or canagliflozin)
Use GLP 1 agonist
(liraglutide, semaglutide,
exenatide)
Use DPP-4 inhibitors (Sitagliptin,saxagliptin,linagliptin,alogliptin)
Use TZD (glitazoness, rosiglitazones, pioglitazone)
Which Box Warning is associated with metformin?
Lactic acidosis
Ghost stool
Black tongue
Hypoglycemia
Which of the following is a side effect of metformin?
abdominal cramping
B12 deficiency
Hypoglycemia
Weight gain
Which of the following are a contraindication to metformin?
eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m 2
metabolic acidosis
T2DM
DKA
What is the mechanism of action of biguanide?
decreases
hepatic glucose
production and intestinal
absorption of glucose,
increases insulin
sensitivity.
Stimulate insulin
secretion to
decrease post
prandial glucose.
Delay the breakdown and absorption of complex
CHOs and sucrose ppBG
Stimulate insulin
secretion
What is the mechanism of action of Meglitinides?
Stimulate insulin
secretion to
decrease post
prandial glucose.
Stimulate insulin
secretion
Peroxisome Proliferator
Activated Receptor Gamma
agonist increase insulin
sensitivity (increases uptake /
utilization of glucose)
Reduce reabsorption of glucose
and increase urinary glucose
excretion
Which of the following medications is a Meglitinides?
Repaglinide (Prandin)
Nateglinide (Starlix)
Glimepiride (Amaryl)
Glipizide (Glucotrol)
Which of the following is a contraindication for Repaglinide?
use of Repaglinide with Gemfibrozil
DKA
TDM
Which of the following are side effects of Meglitinides?
Hypoglycemia
Weight gain
URTI
Headache
Which meglitinides do you take 15-30 minutes before each meal (TID)?
Repaglinide
Nateglinide
Rosiglitazone
Liraglutide
Which meglitinides do you take 1-10 minutes before each meal (TID)?
Regaglinide
Nateglinide
Liraglutide
Glipizide
If you plan to skip a meal, you should skip the dose of Meglinitides to avoid Hypoglycemia.
True
False
What is the% reduction in A1c using Meglitinide?
0.5-1%
1%
0.5%
1-1.5%
What is the mechanism of action of a-glucosidase inhibitors (AGI)?
Delay the breakdown and absorption of complex
CHOs and sucrose ppBG
Stimulate insulin
secretion
Peroxisome Proliferator
Activated Receptor Gamma
agonist increase insulin
sensitivity (increases uptake /
utilization of glucose)
Reduce reabsorption of glucose
and increase urinary glucose
excretion
Which of the following medications is an α-glucosidase inhibitors (AGI)?
Acarbose (Precose)
Meglitol (Diastabol)
Pioglitazone (Actos)
Glimepiride (Amaryl)
What are the side effects of a-glucosidade inhibitors (AGI)?
Diarrhea
Abdominal pain
Elevated serum transaminases
Heat
Which of the following medications decreases the concentration of Digoxin by 19-28%?
Meglitol
Acarbose
Rosiglitazone
Glimepiride
Which of the following medications decreases the bioavailability of Propranolol by 40% and that of Ranitidine by 60%?
Meglitol
Acarbose
Pioglitazone
Glipizide
Which of the following is an interaction of α-glucosidase inhibitors (AGI)?
May reduce digestive enzymes
May reduce intestinal adsorbents
May reduced Charcoal
May reduce Amylase, pancreatin
Which of the following is a contraindication to the α-glucosidase inhibitor?
Inflammatory bowel disease and short bowel syndrome
Cirrhosis
SCr > 2.0 mg/dl
Colonic ulceration
Initial dose is 25 mg po TID
May initiate at 25 mg qday and increase
Doses should be given with first bite of meal
Doses may be adjusted at 4 8 week intervals
Max daily doses are 50 mg TID for patients ≤
60 kg and 100mg TID for patients > 60 kg
Available as 25, 50, and 100 mg tablets
Acarbose(Precose)
Meglitol (Diastabol)
Pioglitazone (Actos)
Sitagliptina (Januvia)
Which of the following cannot be used with a-glucosidase inhibitors to treat hypoglycemia?
Soft drinks
candy
table sugar
Fructose
Glucose tablets
Which of the following drugs belongs to the first generation of sulfonylureas?
Acetohexamide (Dymelor)
Chlorpropamide (Diabinase)
Tolazamide (Tolinase)
Tolbutamide (Orinase)
Glimepiride(Amaryl)
Which of the following medications are all renally excreted or eliminated and avoid or adjust dose in renal impairment?
1st
Generation
Sulfonylureas
a-glucosidase inhibitors
Sulfonylureas
DPP4 inhibitors
Glipizide (Glucotrol), Glimepiride (Amaryl), Glyburide
(Micronized formulation = Glynase)
Which of the following is the class of these drugs?
Sulfonylureas
a-glucosidase inhibitors
1st
Generation
Sulfonylureas
Thiazolidinediones
What is the mechanism of action of Sulfonylureas?
Stimulate insulin
secretion
Reduce reabsorption of glucose
and increase urinary glucose
excretion
: Prevents the
breakdown of DPP4 enzyme
which causes increase in insulin
release & decrease glucagon
secretion
Increase insulin
secretion, decrease glucagon
secretion, and slows gastric
emptying, increases satiety
Which of the following is a contraindication to Sulfonylureas?
Sulfa Allergy
DKA
T1DM
T2DM
Which of the following is a side effect of sulfonylureas?
Hypoglycemia
weight gain
nausea
weight loss
_______ can leave a ghost tablet in the stool
Glucotrol XL
Glynase
Amaryl
Glyburide
_____ is not preferred in renal impairment
Glyburide
Amaryl
Glucotrol
Glucotrol xl
5 mg daily (titrate by 2.5 5 mg every few days).
Doses > 15 mg should be BID. Max 40 mg/day.
Glipizide IR
Glipizide XL
5 mg daily (titrate to max dose 20 mg/ day)
Glipizide XL
Glipizide IR
Glyburide
1-2 mg daily (max dose 8 mg/day)
Glimepiride
Glipizide IR
Glyburide
Glipizide XL
2.5-5 mg daily (increase by 2.5 mg weekly; max
dose 20 mg/day)
Glyburide
Glynase
Glimepiride
Glipizide XL
1.5-3 mg daily (increase by 1.5 mg weekly; max 12
mg/day)
Glynase
Glimepiride
Glipizide IR
Glipizide XL
Which of the following medications is a Thiazolidinediones?
Pioglitazone (Actos)
Rosiglitazone (Avandia)
Glipizide
(Glucotrol)
Glimepiride (Amaryl)
What is the mechanism of action for Thiazolidinediones?
Peroxisome Proliferator
Activated Receptor Gamma
agonist increase insulin
sensitivity (increases uptake /
utilization of glucose)
Stimulate insulin
secretion
Reduce reabsorption of glucose
and increase urinary glucose
excretion
Which Box Warning is associated with Thiazolidinediones?
May cause or exacerbate HF
Increased risk of leg/foot amputation
Lactic acidosis
Acute pancreatitis
Which of the following is a side effect of Thiazolidinediones?
Hepatic failure
Edema
Risk of fractures
weight gain
Which Thiazolidinediones has a dose of 15-30 mg daily [Max 45 mg daily] and in class I / II for HF starts at 15mg?
Pioglitazone (Actos)
Rosiglitazone (Avandia)
Glimepiride (Amaryl)
Glipizide (Glucottol)
Which Thiazolidinediones has a dose of 4-8 mg daily?
Pioglitazone (Actos)
Rosiglitazone (Avandia)
Glimepiride (Amaryl)
Sitagliptine (Januvia)
Thiazolidinediones can be taken with or without food.
True
False
Which of the following is a contraindication for Thiazolidinediones?
Class III/IV HF
Class I/II HF
Sulfa allergy
DKA
Metformin is effective at reducing macrovascular risk in obese patients.
True
False
