Endocrine 1
Insulin lispro belongs to which category?
Rapid-acting
Which commonly used insulin is cloudy?
NPH
Metformin
Biguanide
Glucophage
Metformin
A patient injects 8 units before each of three meals. How many units are used daily?
24
Is insulin glargine normally clear or cloudy?
Clear
Insulin aspart
NovoLog
What rare but serious adverse effect is associated with metformin?
Lactic acidosis
Insulin generally raises or lowers blood glucose?
Lowers blood glucose
A patient receives 1,500 units and injects 50 units daily. What is the day supply?
30 days
Insulin aspart belongs to which category?
Rapid
-gliflozin usually identifies which class?
SGLT2
Sweating, shaking, hunger, and confusion in a patient using insulin suggest what?
Hypoglycemia
A prescription is for Lantus. What generic should the technician identify?
Insulin glargine
A patient injects 20 units twice daily. How many units are required for 30 days?
1,200
Insulin detemir belongs to which category?
Long
Dulaglutide and semaglutide are examples of what diabetes class?
GLP1’s
Which diabetes drug class that includes glipizide and glimepiride can cause hypoglycemia?
Sulfonylureas
Dapagliflozin belongs to what class?
SGLT2
A patient injects 25 units twice daily. Using a 10-mL vial of U-100 insulin containing 1,000 units, what is the mathematical day supply?
20 days
NPH insulin belongs to which category?
Intermediate
Sitagliptin belongs to what class?
DPP-4 inhibitor
My brand name is Humalog. What is my generic name?
Insulin Lispro
A patient injects 18 units of insulin before breakfast, 12 units before lunch, and 20 units before dinner. How many total units will the patient use in 30 days?
1,500 units
18 + 12 + 20 = 50 units/day × 30 = 1,500 units.
A patient uses Humalog before meals and Humulin N at bedtime and also takes Jardiance. Identify the insulin types, which insulin is cloudy, and Jardiance’s drug class.
Humalog (lispro) = Rapid-acting
Humulin N (NPH) = Intermediate-acting and cloudy
Jardiance (empagliflozin) = SGLT2 inhibitor