WorksheetsEndocrine Medications: How much do you know?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
A patient newly diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 has been prescribed metformin. Which of the following items, if noted within the patient history, would be a cause for concern?
Elevated blood pressure readinge
alcohol use disorder
heart failure
bladder cancer
Concurrent use of thiazide diuretics and glucocorticoids can:
raise blood sugar.
lower blood sugar.
Assessing your medication administration knowledge! Which of the following is True?
Sitagliptin can be taken with or without food
repaglinide should be taken within 1-2 hours of a regularly scheduled meal
glipizide can be taken at any time
NSAIDS, sulfonamide antibiotics, ranitidine and cimetidine when used concurrently with glipizide can:
create a disulfiram-like reaction (N/V, flushing, palpitations).
decrease the effectiveness of glipizide.
increase the hypoglycemic effect.
lead to fluid retention.
Which medication is used in emergency management of hypoglycemic reactions?
glucagon
incretin mimetics
rapid acting insulin
glipizide
Sitagliptin is effective in the treatment of DKA
True
False
Which of the following are complications of Pioglitazone ?
Select all that apply.
Fluid retention
Decrease in LDL
Folic Acid deficiency
Fluid Loss
Hepatoxicity
Assessment: Which of the following is a guideline that clients must meet before being prescribed oral antidiabetic therapy?
The client must have an onset of diabetes mellitus at age 30 years or older
They must have normal blood pressure readings
The cannot be underweight
Must have tried insulin first.
Which of the following is not considered an oral antidiabetic?
Glipizide
Metformin
Repaglinide
Exenatide
Your patient's blood sugar reading is 50 mg/dL per bedside glucose monitor. The patient is unconscious. Which of the following medications will you expect to administer?
regular Insulin
metformin
glipizide
glucagon
Levothyroxine is used to treat:
overactive thyroid.
underactive thyroid.
hypopituitarism.
hyperpituitarism.
Mrs. Jones, who has a history of cardiac dysrhythmias, has been prescribed levothyroxine. Which of the following, if also noted on the MAR, would require follow up prior to administration?
epinephrine
digoxin
acetaminophen
olemesartan
Methimazole belongs to what class of medications:
Radioisotopes
Incretin mimetics
Sulfonylureas
Thionamides
What route can methimazole be administered?
Sub Q
Oral
IV
IM
Which of the following are possible complications of radioactive iodine 131I?
Tachycardia
Hyperthyroidism
Bone marrow depression
Elevation of Liver enzymes
Your patient is ordered to undergo a CT scan with contrast and you notice the following medications on the patient's MAR: pioglitazone p.o., D5W IV and metformin p.o.. Which medication would you hold prior to the test?
metformin
D5W
pioglitazone
Which of the following medications can increase the anticoagulant effects of warfarin?
desmopressin
somatropin
levothyroxine
Somatropin belongs to which class of medication?
Growth Hormone
Antidiuretic Hormone
Adrenal hormone
Hyperpituitarism Medications
Hyperglycemia is a complication of somatropin. What clinical manifestation(s) would you observe for? Select all that apply.
polydipsia
polyphagia
oliguria
anuria
blurred vision
Propylthiouracil, a Thionamide, can lead to ____________ injury.
Liver
Pancreatic
Kidney
Cardiac
