CDCES Exam UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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CDCES Exam UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Greatest post-op concern for patients with diabetes whos BG is higher than 200? - Correct
Answer- Impaired wound healing
What percentage of all pregnancies are complicated by gestational diabetes? - Correct
Answer- 1-14%
Gestational dia...
CDCES Exam UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Greatest post-op concern for patients with diabetes whos BG is higher than 200? - Correct
Answer- Impaired wound healing
What percentage of all pregnancies are complicated by gestational diabetes? - Correct
Answer- 1-14%
Gestational diabetes places a woman at increased risk of developing what type of diabetes
later in life? - Correct Answer- T2D
3 Major components of culturally competent care - Correct Answer- Patient concerns, Health
beliefs/perspectives, mutually acceptable treatment plan
The ACCORD trial found no additional benefit to blood pressure outcomes via adding which
drug? - Correct Answer- fenofibrate
Which health outcome was different in the intensive control group in the ACCORD trial? -
Correct Answer- Total and nonfatal stroke were lower in the intensive group
Aspirin therapy with _______ to ______ daily should be considered for patients with T1/T2
Diabetes at increased risk of CVD - Correct Answer- 75-162mg
What puts a patient at increased risk for CVD? - Correct Answer- Calculated 10 year risk
>10%
or
>50 years old with at least one major risk factor
(family history of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, hypertension, smoking,
dyslipidemia, or albuminuria >30
,Blood pressure goal for pregnant woman with chronic hypertension/diabetes? - Correct
Answer- 120--105
Which GLP-1 agonists are dosed once weekly? - Correct Answer- Dulaglutide (trulicity),
Semaglutide (ozempic), Exenatide (byetta)
Which GLP-1 agonist is dosed once daily? - Correct Answer- Liraglutide (victoza)
Diabetic foot ulcers are caused by - Correct Answer- Frequent minor pressure through ADL's
like walking
What other disease is often associated with Diabetes? - Correct Answer- Cystic Fibrosis
(diabetes is the most common comorbidity for CF'ers - 20% adolescents, 40-50% adults)
What common procedure opens blocked coronary artery vessels to improve blood flow to
heart? - Correct Answer- PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty)
What common procedure uses grafting to improve blood flow to heart? - Correct Answer-
CABG (Coronary artery Bypass surgery)
Aspects of the empowerment perspective - Correct Answer- Providing skills training
Giving ongoing support and encouragement
Understanding and starting from the patients perspective
Limitations of A1C - Correct Answer- - Provides no info about intra-day glucose excursions,
glycemic variability or time in range
- Unreliable in the presence of anemia, iron deficiency and pregnancy
For what populations are CGMs not approved for? - Correct Answer- pregnancy, dialysis,
critical illness or diathermy
, The incretin effect may be lessened in patients with T2D. This happens due to the impaired
responsiveness of which cell type to the incretin
hormones GLP-1 and GIP? - Correct Answer- B cells
What medications are therapeutically used to treat T2D and obesity? - Correct Answer- GLP1
and GIP (gastric inhibitory peptide)
According to the SURMOUNT-1 data for the first-in-class dual GLP-1 and GIP receptor
agonist, what dosage would you recommend titrating to
in order to achieve and sustain the highest average weight loss of up to 22.5% in a patient
with T2D and obesity? - Correct Answer- Once weekly dosing of 15mg
ICC framework for CGM - Correct Answer- Identify: Right technology, the right person at
the right time
Configure: Help this person use their CGM effectively
Collaborate: Patient understands data, HCP helps them utilize it effectively
Examples of data aggregators for CGM data - Correct Answer- Tidepool, Glooko
A patient utilizing a CGM has a TIR of 80%, approximately what is their A1C? - Correct
Answer- 6.5%
For patients with low health literacy, what type of learning is superior? - Correct Answer-
Visual (ie educational videos)
what do Sodium Glucose Co-Transporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors do [-FLOZIN] - Correct
Answer- Lower blood glucose by causing the kidneys to get rid of more glucose in the urine
What possible issue must you watch out for in older PWD's taking SGLT2 inhibitors? -
Correct Answer- Because these medications increase glucose excretion in the urine, older
adults with incontinence are at higher risk of GENITOURINARY INFECTIONS
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