The nurse is administering sulfonylurea drugs to four different ...

[TVarnum]

The nurse is administering sulfonylurea drugs to four different patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Which patient should not receive the medication as ordered?
 
  a. A 42-year-old man with hypertension
  b. A 50-year-old woman with shingles
  c. An 80-year-old woman with an allergy to sulfa
  d. A 37-year-old man with a blood glucose level of 140

Question 2

A third subclass of diabetes mellitus includes additional types of diabetes that are part of other diseases having features not generally associated with the diabetic state. Which disorder(s) may have an associated diabetic component?
 
  (Select all that apply.)
  a. Patients receiving high-dose corticosteroid therapy for disease maintenance
  b. Cushing's syndrome
  c. Alzheimer's disease
  d. Acromegaly
  e. Malnutrition

[Ptupou85]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
In general, sulfonylureas should not be administered to patients who are allergic to sulfonamides. These patients may also be allergic to sulfonylureas. There is no contraindication for administering sulfonylurea drugs to a 42-year-old man with hypertension, a 50-year-old woman with shingles, or a 37-year-old man with a blood glucose level of 140.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, D, E
Drugs and chemicals that induce hyperglycemia are included in the third subclass of diabetes mellitus. Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, and malnutrition are included in the third subclass of diabetes mellitus. Alzheimer's disease is not included in the third subclass of diabetes mellitus.

[TVarnum]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[Ptupou85]

Great! Please up vote