Medical Pharmacology Chapter 29: Diabetes Management Practice Questions

Diabetes may be associated with mainly insulin resistance with some insulin deficiency to mainly an insulin secretory defect with insulin resistance.
1. Type 1
2. Type 2
Specific subtype/subtypes of diabetes:
1. Pancreatitis
2. Cystic fibrosis
3. Both
4. Neither
Infection/Infections which may be associated with diabetes:
1. Coxsackievirus
2. Cytomegalovirus
3. Both
4. Neither
Drug/drugs that may cause diabetes:
1. Protease inhibitors
2. Thiazide diuretics
3. Beta-adrenergic agonists
4. A & B
5. B & C
6. A, B & C
Which one/ones of this/these endocrinopathy/endocrinopathies may be associated with diabetes?
1. Aldosteronoma
2. Cushing's syndrome
3. Acromegaly
4. Pheochromocytoma
5. A & B
6. B & C
7. A & C
8. A, B, C & D (all of the choices are correct)
Temporary or transient neonatal diabetes is a specific type of diabetes.
1. True
2. Falls
Genetic syndrome/syndromes which may be associated with diabetes:
1. Klinefelter syndrome
2. Down syndrome
3. Both
4. Neither
Percentage of individuals developing type 1 diabetes mellitus after the age of 30:
1. 1%
2. 5%-10%
3. About 30%
4. About 50%
Autoimmunity targeting beta pancreatic cells may develop at any age.
1. True
2. Falls
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is more likely to develop with aging.
1. True
2. Falls