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Which type of diabetes is juvenile (i.e. absolute insulin deficiency) |
Type 1 |
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What is another name for type 2 diabetes? |
Relative diabetes |
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Answer choices: Hyper or Hypo glycemia AE: dizziness, confusion, sweating, irritability, anxiety, nervous, lack of focus, weakness |
Hypo |
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Which of the following is NOT a symptom of Hyper-glycemia? nocturia, HA, thirst, confusion, blurred vision |
confusion |
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If you have a pt who is fasting, what is their blood glucose parameter? |
70-130 mg/dL |
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What is an ideal A1c for a fasting pt? |
<7% |
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Insulin secretagogues means what? |
to help pancrease make more insulin |
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Sulfonylurea agents are drugs that help the pancrease make more insulin all the time or as glucose concentrations increase |
All the time |
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What type of agents help the pancrease make more insulin as glucose concentrations increase? |
Meglitinide agents |
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What type of agent is metformin? |
Biguanide |
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What type of agents work on insulin resistance w/ musculoskeletal cells? |
thiazolidinedione agents |
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What type of agents work to slow down glucose absorption after a meal? |
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors |
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Glitazones, avandia, and actos can all lead to what? |
Edema (so be careful w/ CHF) |
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If you have a pt on a sulfonylurea or meglitinide agent, which type of diabetes is contraindicated? (type 1 or 2) |
Type 1 |
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What class of drugs may mask hypoglycemic warnings? |
BB |
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What is a major class AE of sulfonylurea and meglitinide agents? |
HypOglycemia |
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Matching time! Regular glipizide Regular glyburide Meglitinides Amaryl Glucotrol XL |
Regular glipizide - pre meal Meglitinides- pre meal Amaryl - w/ meals Glucotrol XL- w/ meals Regular glyburide- before or w/ a meal |
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Amaryl is? |
Glimepiride |
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Glucotrol XL is? |
glipizide XL |
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What is glyburide's name brand? |
Micronase |
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Which of these should you take with your first main meal?? Glucotrol, Amaryl, or Micronase |
Amaryl (glimepiride) |
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Which of these should you take (30 min) before a meal? Glucotrol, Amaryl, or Micronase |
Glucotrol |
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If a pt has renal/hepatic dysfunction, which of these drugs should you take precaution w/? Glucotrol XL, Amaryl, Micronase |
Micronase |
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Which of these should a pt take 30 minutes before food or with food? Glucotrol XL, Amaryl, Micronase |
Micronase |
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Who's dosage is this: 1-4 mg d Glucotrol XL, Amaryl, Micronase |
Amaryl |
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Who's dosage is this: 2.5-20 mg d Glucotrol XL, Amaryl, Micronase |
Glucotrol XL |
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Who's dosage is this: 2.5- 40 mg d on an empty stomach Glipizide, Glimepiride, Glyburide |
Glipizide |
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What is the dosing of Glyburide? |
1.25- 20 mg d |
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Which of these works via the sulfonylurea receptor? Glucotrol, Glipizide XL, Amaryl, Glyburide |
Amaryl (Glimepiride) |
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If I say "If you don't eat, don't take the medication" which type of agent am I talking about? |
Meglitinide agents |
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Meglitinide agents are indicated for what type of diabetes? |
2 |
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Name the two meglitinide agents (generic) |
repaglinide and nateglitinide |
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What is repaglinide's name brand? |
Prandin |
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What is nateglitinide's name brand? |
Starlix |
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What is the dosing of Starlix? |
60-120 mg tid ac |
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What is the dosing of Prandin? |
0.5-4 mg tid ac |
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If I am counseling and say "You should take this 15 minutes before the meal, but you can take this immediately pre-meal" am I talking about repaglinide or nateglitinide? |
Prandin (repaglinide) |
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T or F. If a pt doesn't eat lunch, they should skip their dose of Starlix. |
True |
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T or F, if a pt doesn't eat dinner, they should skip their dose of Prandin. |
true |
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What is sitagliptin's name brand? |
Januvia |
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What exenatide's name brand? |
Byetta |
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What is Glucophage's generic? |
Metformin |
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What is Glucovance's generic? |
glyburide/metformin |
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What is acarbose's name brand? |
Precose |
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Which of these drugs works by mimicking incretin action (GLP-1 agonist), and increases glucose dependent insulin release? Sitagliptin, Glucovance, Byetta, or Precose |
Byetta |
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Which of these drugs works by DPP-IV inhibition (i.e. lowers glucose secretion) ? Sitagliptin, Glucovance, Byetta, or Precose? |
Sitagliptin |
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Which of these drugs works by acting as an alpha-flucosidase inhibitor? Sitagliptin, Glucovance, Byetta, or Precose |
Precose |
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What is the dosing regimine of sitagliptin? |
100 mg d |
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Byetta is given IM or SubQ? |
SubQ |
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What is the strength of exenatide? |
5-10 mcg BID |
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Who's dosing is: 500-1000 mg Bid Glucophage, Glucophage XL, Glucovance, or Precose |
Glucophage |
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Who's dosing is: 500-2000 mg q pm (w/ evening meal) Glucophage, Metformin XL, Acarbose, Precose, or Exenatide |
Metformin XL |
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What is the dosing of Precose? |
50-100 mg TID w/ a meal. |
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Do you take Glucovance with our without meals? |
WITH |
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Which of these drugs requires a dosage adjustment if a pt has a decreased renal function (CrCL<50ml/min)? Byetta, Glucophage, Glucovance, Januvia |
Januvia |
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Give me the AE effect most associated w/ sitagliptin. |
HA |
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If you have a pt using exenatide, you want to counsel them to administer their medication when? |
before a meal, but within 60 min of the meal. |
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Which of these drugs should you store in the fridge? Sitagliptin, Acarbose, Exenatide, or metformin |
Exenatide |
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An AE of ______ (that should last ____) will be seen with Byetta. |
Nausea and lasts the first 3 weeks |
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Which of these drugs should you titrate slowly? Sitagliptin, Exenatide, Glucophage, Precose |
Glucophage |
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What is the major AE of metformin use? |
GI issues (like diarrhea, Nv) |
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How is metformin eliminated? |
90% unchanged in the urine (renally) |
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T or F. You should take metformin WITH meals and avoid alcohol. |
True |
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What are the two major AE of Precose? |
Flatulence and diarrhea |
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T or F If a pt skips a meal they should not skip their dose of Precose. |
False. (if you skip a meal skip this dose too) |
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If I say Ghost tab, you should think what drug? |
Metformin |
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T or F Thiazolidinedione Agents work on insulin resistance. |
True |
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T or F A class contraindication for Thiazolidinedione agents is type 2 diabetes. |
False. Type1 |
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Avandia and Actos should not be used in class ___ & _____ CHF. |
3 and 4 |
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If you have a pt taking a thiazolidinedione agent, what would be a class AE to watch out for? |
Edema/weight gain. |
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T or F A pt taking a thiazolidinedione agent as a monotherapy agent would experience hypoglycemia. |
False (key being monotherapy) |
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Lab monitoring is important w/ pts taking a thiazolidinedione agent. |
Thats just a fact jack. |
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What is pioglitazone's name brand? |
Actos |
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What is rosiglitazone's name brand? |
Avandia |
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What is the dosing of Avandia? |
4-8 mg d. |
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What is the dosing of Actos? |
15-45 mg d |
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T or F Actos and Avandia can be taken w/out regards to meals. |
True |
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How often should you titrate Avandia? |
every 3 months |
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How often should you titrate Actos? |
Every 3 months |
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Avandia and Actos have a long or short onset of action? |
Long |
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When taking insulin, corticosteroids will have what effect on insulin's action? |
oppose it! (hyperglycemia) |
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Insulin + alcohol will result in hyper or hypo glycemia? |
hypo |
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Humalog and Novolog are considered short or long acting? |
short |
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T or F If you have split-mixed insulin, you should gently roll it to ensure the right dose is given and it's uniformly cloudy. |
True |
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Heating and freezing can denature insulin and it is no longer viable after ____ days out of the fridge |
28 |
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Humalog mix (75/25, 50/50) generic is? |
insulin lispro/ protamine suspension |
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Humalog is insulin lispro or protamine suspension? |
insulin lispro |
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Humulin comes in what strength (formulations)? |
70/30 and50/50 |
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Humulin generic is? |
regular insulin/ isophane suspension |
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Which is isophane insulin suspension and which is regular human insulin? (answer choices Humulin N and Humulin R) |
N = isophane insulin suspension R= regular human insulin (R for regular) |
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What is insulin glargine name brand? |
Lantus |
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Insulin aspart is what? |
Novolog |
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What is Novolog Mix and what is the only strength it comes in? |
insulin aspart/protamine sulfate and 70/30 |
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Insulin detemir's name brand is? |
Levemir |
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Which of these should you gently mix before administration? Humalog, Humulin R, Novolog, Humalog Mix, Levemir |
Humalog Mix |
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Which of these is usually given bid before am and pm meals? Novolog Mix or Humalog Mix |
Both! |
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Which of these has a bi-phasic peak? Humalog mix or humalog |
Humalog mix |
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You should administer Humalog ___ minutes prior to eating. |
15 min |
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You should administer Humalog Mix_____ minutes prior to am and pm meal. |
15 min |
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Humalog usually peaks how quickly in the body? |
w/in 90 minutes. |
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Humalog is usually cleared how quickly in the body? |
w/in 4 hours |
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Which has the longest duration of action out of: Humulin 70/30, Humulin N, Humulin R |
Humulin R |
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Which of these is generally bid (before am and pm meals), daily or bid, and generally pre-meals. (Humulin 70/30, Humulin N, Humulin R) |
70/30 = generally bid (am and pm meals) R= generally pre-meals N- daily or bid |
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In Humulin 70/30, which is the long acting % and what does the other part do? |
70% = long acting and the 30% provides meal coverage |
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Which insulin is not given in relation to food? |
Lantus (glargine) |
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When is Lantus usually administered? |
Generally at bedtime |
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Lantus is usually given once daily, but they can give it BID when? |
Only when burning upon administration due to high volume. |
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T or F Lantus can be diluted or mixed with other insulins |
FALSE FALSE GALSE |
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T or F. You should counsel a pt who's using Lantus to give it at the SAME time every day. |
True |
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Which is considered a "long-acting/basal insulin"? |
Lantus and Levemir |
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T or F Novolog is more rapid acting than regular insulin. |
True |
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When counseling a pt using Novolog you want to tell them to administer the drug _____ minutes prior to meal. |
10-15 |
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Lantus is given IM or SQ? |
SQ |
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Levemir is given IM or SQ? |
SQ |
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You can dose Levemir how often? |
Q12 hours |
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If you have a pt who's taking Levemir once daily,you should advise them to use it when? |
PM or QHS |
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T or F You can dilute or mix Levemir with another insulin. |
FALSE GALSE FALSE GALSE |
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Which of these is not like the other due to onset time? Aspart, Glulisine (Apidra), Humulin N, Lispro |
Humulin N (2-4 hours) The rest are 5-15 minutes |
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The onset time of Regular insulin (Humulin R and Novolin R) is? |
30-60 minutes |
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T or F Novolog, Apidra, and Humalog all have the same onset, peak, usual effective duration, max duration, and usual dosing frequency. |
False. (only difference is max duration. Humalogs is 4-6 hours. The other two are 5-6 hours) |
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When do you dose Novolog, Apidra, and Humalog? |
15 minutes before meals |
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Which of these drugs has a peak of 1-2 hours? Humulin R, Levemir, Novolog, or Lantus |
Novolog |
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Which of these has the fastest onset? Humulin R, Levemir, Novolog, or Lantus |
Novolog |
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Which of these has the slowest onset? Humulin R, Levemir, Novolog, or Lantus |
Lantus |
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Which of these is actually Peak-less? Humulin R, Levemir, Apidra, Lantus, or Humalog |
Lantus |
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What is the max duration of Humulin R (and Novolin R)? |
6-8 hours |
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Which of these has a max duration of 14-18 hours? Apidra, Novolin R, Humulin N, or Levemir |
Humulin N |
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The onset time of Levemir is? |
2 hours |
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Which drug has a peak of 2-3 hours? |
Humulin R |
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Which drug has a peak of 6-10 hours? |
Levemir |
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You would administer which of these 30 minutes before a meal? Humulin R, Humulin N, Levemir, Lantus, or Novolog |
Humulin R |
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The max duration of Levemir is? |
24 hours |
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1 cc = ___ units |
100 |
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Most insulin vials are how many mLs? |
10 mLs |
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There are how many pens per box (and how many mL per pen) |
5 pens per box each containing 3 mL (so 15 mL per box) |
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T or F. The larger the gauge the finer the needle. |
True |
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If you have a pt who is hypotensive and crashing what gauge needle do you use? |
22 |
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A 3/10 cc syringe will hold how much insulin? |
30 units |
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A 1/2 cc syringe will hold how much insulin? |
50 units |
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IBW equation? |
Males: 50 +2.3(Height in inches - 60) Females 45.5 + 2.3 (height in inches - 60) |
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Cockcroft-Gault equation? |
[(140-Age)*Wt (kg)]/ (Scr * 72) For women multiply all that by 0.85 |
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When do you use ABW vs IBW? |
I still don't actually know. So ask somebody cuz I am. |