Post-test

Diabetes: When Behavior Modification is Not Enough
Post Test

A score of 70% must be achieved to receive continuing education credits.

1.

____ million people are undiagnosed for diabetes.
a. 5
b. 7
c. 9
d. 11

2.

There are _____ deaths directly from diabetes.
a. 859,000
b. 949,000
c. 959,000
d. 999,000

3.

Which of the following are approaches to diabetes management?
a. Glycemic Control
b. Blood pressure treatment
c. Lifestyle modification
d. All of the above

4.

27% of patients who start dialysis have primary diagnosis of ______?
a. Diabetes
b. Hypertension
c. Glomerulonephritis
d. None of the above

5.

50% of patients who start dialysis have a primary diagnosis of ______?
a. Diabetes
b. Hypertension
c. Glomerulonephritis
d. None of the above

6.

50.2% of diabetics fail to meet American Diabetes Association’s goal of <7.0%.
True
False

7

67.0% of diabetics fail to meet American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist’s goal of <6.5%.
True
False

8

What are the approaches to Type 2 diabetes treatment?
a. Insulin Sensitizers
b. Alpha glucosidase inhibitors
c. Insulin
d. All of the above

9

Fifty percent of patients receiving metformin-sulfonylurea and 31.5% of patients receiving metformin-thiazolidinedione experienced secondary failure.
True
False

Activity Evaluation

Please rate this activity on the following scale:
4 - Excellent 3 - Good 2 - Fair 1 - Poor

Due to the content of this activity, I will change my practice patterns by:

	Providing appropriate education to patients
	Explain the treatment options to the patient
	Encourage providers to include multiple approaches in treating diabetes
	My practice patterns will not change
	Other Specify:

Continuing education implies quality improvement in behavior. As part of our quality improvement process, NAMCP/AAMCN will contact you 6 months from your post test submission to monitor change.