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Pharm Exam 3 NR293 Practice Questions and Answers How fast is onset, peak, and duration of Rapid-Acting insulin? - ANSWER-Onset: 15 Minutes Peak: 1.5 Hours Duration: 3 Hours How fast is onset, peak, and duration of Short-Acting insulin? - ANSWER-Onset: 30 Minutes Peak: 3 Hours Duration: 6 Ho...

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How fast is onset, peak, and duration of Rapid-Acting insulin? - ANSWER✔✔-Onset: 15 Minutes


Peak: 1.5 Hours


Duration: 3 Hours


How fast is onset, peak, and duration of Short-Acting insulin? - ANSWER✔✔-Onset: 30 Minutes


Peak: 3 Hours


Duration: 6 Hours


How fast is onset, peak, and duration of Intermediate-Acting insulin? - ANSWER✔✔-Onset: 60 Minutes


Peak: 6 Hours


Duration: 12 Hours


How fast is onset, peak, and duration of Long-Acting insulin? - ANSWER✔✔-Onset: 120 Minutes


Duration: 24 Hours


Rapid-Acting insulins - ANSWER✔✔-*Lispro (Humulog)


*Aspart (Novolog)


*Gliulisine (Apidra)


Short-Acting insulins - ANSWER✔✔-*Regular (Humulin R)

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*Regular (Novolin R)


Intermediate-Acting insulins - ANSWER✔✔-*NPH (Humulin N)


*NPH (Novolin N)


Long-Acting insulins - ANSWER✔✔-*Detemir (Levemir)


*Glargine (Lantus)


Beta cells in the pancreas make what hormone? - ANSWER✔✔-Insulin


When is insulin released? - ANSWER✔✔-With each meal


What does the pancreas do? - ANSWER✔✔-Helps the body use or store glucose it gets from food.


What do Alpha cells in the pancreas secrete? - ANSWER✔✔-Glucagon


What does glucagon do? - ANSWER✔✔-It raises the concentration of blood glucose (opposite of insulin)


What is the normal fasting blood glucose level? - ANSWER✔✔-Between 70-100mg/dL


What should you do if a patient has low fasting blood glucose (<70mg/dL)? - ANSWER✔✔-Give oral form

of glucose (Ie. Apple juice, hard candy, etc.)


What should a persons Hemoglobin A1c level be? - ANSWER✔✔-<6.5%


What is Hemoglobin A1c? - ANSWER✔✔-Percentage of blood glucose bound to hemoglobin


What does hemoglobin do? - ANSWER✔✔-It is the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood cells.


When blood sugar is not controlled in the body, how does it impact hemoglobin? - ANSWER✔✔-It builds

up in the blood and binds to hemoglobin.



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When are Hemoglobin A1c levels higher? - ANSWER✔✔-When blood glucose levels have been higher

over the last few weeks/months.


What does Hemoglobin A1c provide information for? - ANSWER✔✔-The average level of blood sugar

controlled over the past 2 to 3 months.


When are A1c levels used? - ANSWER✔✔-With home blood sugar monitoring to make adjustments in

diabetes medicines.


What is Normal A1c? - ANSWER✔✔-4.5-6%


A1c goal for patients on oral anti diabetic medications - ANSWER✔✔-<6.5%


Fasting glucose for hyperglycemia - ANSWER✔✔->100mg/dL


Fasting glucose for hypoglycemia - ANSWER✔✔-<70mg/dL


Early signs of hypoglycemia - ANSWER✔✔-Confusion, Irritability, Sweating


What do you give to patients who become unconscious from hypoglycemia? - ANSWER✔✔-IV D50W

(Dextrose 50% & Water)


What is Glucagon IM commonly used for? - ANSWER✔✔-Emergency home use to treat hypoglycemia

from insulin overdose.


What do IV corticosteroids do? - ANSWER✔✔-Increase glucose levels


What are glucocorticoids (secreted by adrenal glands) side effects? - ANSWER✔✔-*Edema


*Gastric irritation


*Hyperglycemia


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