(Ch. 10- Endocrine System) - Which of the following statements is TRUE? a) Consuming too much sugar causes diabetes mellitus. Ob) It may be possible to stop taking insulin for Type 2 diabetes by managing it with certain lifestyle practices. Oc) People with diabetes mellitus cannot eat sweets, including chocolate. d) Eating large quantities of fruit is healthy. Excess sugar can be flushed out of the body by drinking more water.

Why is diabeties so prevalent and what technologies are used to treat diabetic patients?

To help with the insomnia associated with thyroid hormone replacement therapy, the nurse will teach the patient to a) take half the dose at lunchtime and the other half 2 hours later.b )use a sedative to assist with falling asleep.c )take the dose upon awakening in the morning.d )reduce the dosage as needed if sleep is impaired.

The nurse monitoring a patient for a therapeutic response to oral antidiabetic drugs will look for a) fewer episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).b )weight loss of 5 pounds.c) hemoglobin A1C levels of less than 7%.d )glucose levels of 150 mg/dL

a. Individuals who have severe allergies (for example, to bee stings or peanut butter) often carry an EpiPen. It is a self-injecting device that delivers a single dose of 0.3 mg of epinephrine. Epinephrine (more familiarly known as adrenaline) is a hormone that responds to stress by increasing heart rate and blood pressure and boosting the supply of oxygen and energy-giving glucose to the blood and brain. Suppose the body loses 21% of the Epinephrine every hour. Find the amount of Epinephrine left in the body after 3 hours.

The pathophysiology of chronic diabetic complications is related to which process? Question 65 options: a)  Oxidative stress and ROS have a limited role in the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus b)  Sorbitol and fructose are products of the polyol pathway that accumulate and reduce intracellular osmotic pressure causing cellular injury c)  AGEs are formed by the irreversible binding of glucose to proteins, lipids and nucleic acids d)  The hexosamine pathway causes pathologic changes in gene expression associated with increased insulin activity and improved cardiovascular health

(Ch. 10 - Endocrine System) - If you haven't eaten for a few hours and your blood sugar is low, an appropriate response of the endocrine system would be to release: a) insulin b) glucagon c) cortisol d) A and B e) B and C Page 39 of 50

(Ch. 10 - Endocrine System) - Which of the following could lead to hypothyroidism? a) damage to the hypothalamus Ob) damage to the pituitary gland O c) damage to the thyroid gland d) A, B, and C Page 1 of 50 e) B and C only

Name the disorder caused by deficency of insulin.

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