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The patient is 66 inches in height weighing 200 pounds and newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Her fasting plasma glucose level is 215 mg/dL. What is the best initial treatment?
 
  a. No treatment at this time
  b. Diet and exercise for 6-week trial
  c. Diet, exercise, and oral medication
  d. Diet, exercise, and exogenous insulin

Question 2

Which drug category of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy is generally effective in crossing the bloodbrain barrier and may be useful in managing HIV-associated dementia?
 
  a. Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
  b. Protease inhibitors (PIs)
  c. Integrase inhibitors
  d. Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs)



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D





 

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