1. Macrovascular disease has a direct link with:

2. Hypoglycemia, an abnormally low blood glucose concentration, occurs with a glucose level that is:

3. The nurse is asked to assess a patient for glucosuria. The nurse would secure a specimen of:

4. A clinical feature that distinguishes a hypoglycemic reaction from a ketoacidosis reaction is:

5. An example of a first-generation sulfonylurea used in type 2 diabetes is:

6. A probable candidate for diabetic management with oral antidiabetic agents is the patient who is:

7. The nurse expects that a type 1 diabetic patient may receive what percentage of his or her usual morning dose of insulin preoperatively?

8. Clinical nursing assessment for a patient with microangiopathy who has manifested impaired peripheral arterial circulation includes all of the following except:

9. The most sensitive test for diabetes mellitus is the:

10. During surgery, glucose levels will rise, because there is an increased secretion of:

11. A female diabetic patient who weighs 130 lb has an ideal body weight of 116 lb. For weight reduction of 2 lb/week, her daily caloric intake should be approximately:

12. Rotation sites for insulin injection should be separated from one another by 2.5 cm (1 in) and should be used only once every:

13. Possible risk factors associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus include:

14. The nurse should expect that insulin therapy will be temporarily substituted for oral antidiabetic therapy if the diabetic patient:

15. Glucose intolerance increases with age. The incidence in those older than 65 years is:

16. As a cause of death by disease in the United States, diabetes mellitus ranks:

17. The major electrolyte of concern in the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis is:

18. The tissue area that provides the fastest absorption rate for regular insulin is believed to be the:

19. An example of a commonly administered intermediate-acting insulin is:

20. The ethnic group with the lowest incidence of diabetes mellitus in the United States is:

21. A patient is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The nurse knows that all of the following are probable clinical characteristics except:

22. A patient who is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus would be expected to:

23. There seems to be a strong positive correlation between type 2 diabetes mellitus and:

24. A nurse is assigned to care for a patient who is suspected of having type 2 diabetes mellitus. Clinical manifestations for which the nurse should assess include:

25. The nurse knows that treatment modalities for diabetic ketoacidosis should focus on management of:

26. A nurse caring for a diabetic patient with a diagnosis of nephropathy would expect the urinalysis report to indicate:

27. The nurse should encourage exercise in the management of diabetes, because it:

28. Clinical manifestations associated with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus include all of the following except:

29. Mortality rates for patients with diabetes are positively correlated with atherosclerotic complications, especially in the coronary arteries, which account for about what percentage of all deaths in these patients?

30. With peripheral neuropathy, a diabetic patient has limited sensitivity to:

31. The lowest fasting plasma glucose level suggestive of a diagnosis of diabetes is:

32. Knowing that gluconeogenesis helps to maintain blood levels, a nurse should:

33. The nurse knows that an intermediate-acting insulin should reach its “peak” in:

34. Insulin pumps in use today:

35. Nursing care for a diabetic patient with peripheral neuropathy includes:

36. With nonproliferative (background) retinopathy, examination of the retina may reveal:

37. A diagnostic manifestation of proliferative retinopathy is:

38. Self-monitoring of blood glucose is recommended for patients with: