MT Study

Question 1

Criteria for PreDM

Answer 1

Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG)
FPG = 6.1 – 6.9 mmol/L

Question 2

When is PCI indicated for a STEMI versus “fibrinolysis” or “clot-busting medicine?

Answer 2

Unlike fibrinolysis, which only treats the thrombus, primary PCI also allows treatment of the underlying atherosclerotic plaque.

Question 3

Ace inhibs

Answer 3

Decrease vascular resistance (Afterload)

Question 4

The nurse is administering a dose of digoxin to a patient with heart failure (HF). The nurse would become concerned with the possibility of digitalis toxicity if the patient reported which symptoms? Select all that apply.

Answer 4

Nausea/Vomiting
c) Irregular Pulse

Question 5

What is beta hydroxybutyrate

Answer 5

A ketone body