Exam 2: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest
2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis
Question:
What is diabetes?
Answer:
• body's ability to produce insulin is impaired • results in abnormal metabolism of carbs • elevated levels of glucose in the blood and excretion in the urine
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Type I diabetes
Answer:
• Autoimmune disease in which the body destroys insulin-producing pancreatic cells • The pancreas no longer makes insulin • Needs insulin shots 1 / 4
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Type II diabetes
Answer:
• The body makes insulin, but it doesn't respond to it well • Life-style disease • Can be reversed with weight loss, exercise, and dramatic diet change
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What are the expected values for glucose?
Answer:
70 to 100 mg/dL
Question:
When the glucose levels are between _____ to ______ mg/dL changes in lifestyle and monitoring for glycemia are recommended.
Answer:
100 to 125 mg/dL
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What are all insulin made of?
Answer:
• products of DNA 2 / 4
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What are the 4 types of insulin?
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• Rapid • Short • Intermediate • Long-acting
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What is Rapid acting insulin?
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• Begins to work about 15 minutes after injections • Peaks in ab. 1-2 hours after injection • Lasts between 2-4 hours
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When should you take rapid acting insulin?
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• immediately after a meal • failure to do this will result in hypoglycemia
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What are the types of rapid acting insulin?
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• Insulin aspart (Fiasp, NovoLog) • Insulin glulisine (Apidra) • Insulin lispro (Admelog, Humalog, Lyumjev)
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Regular or short-acting insulin
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• Reaches the bloodstream within 30 minutes after injection • Peaks in 2-3 hours • Effective for 3-6 hours
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What are the types of regular or short acting insulin?
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• Human Regular (Humulin R, Novolin R, Velosulin R)
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