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Quiz- Diabetes and Hepatitis

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. All of the following are true about diabetes EXCEPT:

a. The pancreas may fail to produce enough insulin.

b. The pancreas may fail to regulate sugar metabolism.

c. The diabetic generally displays hypoglycemia after eating.

d. There is enough insulin, however the body fails to use it effectively

2. Patrick is diagnosed with diabetes. What organ of his has ceased functioning effectively?

a. Liver

b. Spleen

c. Colon

d. Pancreas

3. Ulani has diabetes. This means her pancreas may not produce enough _____ to regulate sugar metabolism.

a. glucagon

b. insulin

c. ATP

d. ADP

4. All of the following are symptoms of diabetes EXCEPT:

a. Hunger and excessive thirst.

b. Tendency to tire easily, and changes in vision.

c. Frequent urination and tingling in the extremities.

d. All of the above are symptoms

5. What symptom of diabetes is experienced only by women?

a. Fibrocystic breasts.

b. Tendency toward vaginal yeast infections.

c. Wounds that heal slowly.

d. Skin eruptions on the extremities.

6. Sidney has insulin – dependent diabetes. What type of diabetes does he have?

a. Type 1

b. Type 2

c. Type 3

d. Type 4

7. Which of the following is true about Type 1 diabetes?

a. It can be cured by weight loss or dietary changes.

b. It is less serious than Type 2 diabetes.

c. Type 1 diabetes occurs mostly later in life.

d. It is characterized by permanent insulin deficiency.

8. Jacob has non–insulin dependent diabetes. What type of diabetes does he have?

a. Type 1

b. Type 2

c. Type 3

d. Type 4

9. Irma has Type 2 diabetes. All of the following statements describe her disease EXCEPT:

a. It will require life-long medical treatment.

b. It is controllable with minimal medical intervention.

c. Proper diet, weight control and exercise influence her disease.

d. Her pancreas is capable of producing insulin.

10. What percentage of Type 2 diabetes patients are overweight at the time of diagnosis?

a. 35%

b. 50%

c. 65%

d. 80%

TRUE/FALSE

a. True b. False

11. There is a vaccine for HCV

12. HCV is primarily spread by direct contact with human blood.

13. Hepatitis is a general term meaning inflammation of the liver.

14. Hepatitis E is an airborne disease.

15. There is a safe and effective vaccine for HBV.

16. HBV is considered the most serious type of hepatitis.

17. HBV is transmitted in the same ways as HIV.

18. HEB is not spread by contaminated food or water and cannot be spread casually in the workplace.

19. HAV (Hepatitis A) is spread through the fecal-oral route or also by eating contaminated shellfish.

20. There is a safe and effective vaccine for HAV (Hepatitis A)