1. Potential mechanisms of benefit of hyperbaric oxygen therapy
include all the following EXCEPT:
- Increasing local oxygen delivery to hypoxic tissues
- Increasing tissue oxygenation by local vasodilatation
- causing local growth factor production
2. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is NOT approved for reimbursement and NOT
indicated for:
- osteomyelitis of the foot failing to respond to antibiotics and
appropriate debridement
- foot wounds with evidence of gangrene failing to heal with 30 days
of treatment
- foot wounds failing to heal with or without treatment after 90 days
3. Important forms of diabetic autonomic neuropathy include:
- Diabetic gastrointestinal autonomic neuropathy
- Diabetic cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy
- Diabetic peripheral autonomic neuropathy
- All of the above
4. The NH2-terminal fragment of the brain natriuretic peptide may be
increased in diabetic patients with
- Cardiovascular disease
- Increasing age
- Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- All of the above
- (a) and (b) only
5. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy may be a function of hyperglycemia
and a variety of additional factors. In data from the DCCT, prevalence of
neuropathy was shown to be greater in:
- Taller rather than shorter persons with intensive glycemic
treatment.
- Taller rather than shorter persons with conventional glycemic
treatment.
- Taller rather than shorter persons regardless of the level of
treatment.
6: Some evidence suggests that diabetic neuropathy may improve following
treatment with:
- statins
- fibrates
- alpha lipoic acid
- all of the above
- (a) and (b) only
7. True or False: Potential adverse effects of
diabetic cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy include congestive heart
failure, arrhythmias or orthostatic hypotension.
- True
- False
8. True or False: Vitamin D deficiency may play a role in the
development of Charcot arthropathy in persons with diabetes.
- True
- False
9. In the United States, what proportion of persons with gastroparesis
are diabetic and how likely is it that diabetic persons will be symptomatic?
- One half are diabetic patients with 20 – 50% symptomatic
- One third are diabetic patients with 60 – 70% symptomatic
- One third are diabetic patients with 10 – 25% symptomatic
- One quarter are diabetic patients with one quarter symptomatic
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