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Question 1 of 5

A mass of adipose tissue that develops at the injection site is usually due to the patients neglect in rotating the insulin injection site. This is known as

A. Lipoatrophy

B. Hypertrophic degenerative adiposity

C. Lipohypertrophy

D. Atrophic skin lesion

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Lipohypertrophy

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following is a neuroglucopenic symptom of hypoglycaemia?

A. Sweating

B. Palpitation

C. Tremor

D. Abnormal behavior

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Abnormal behavior

Question 3 of 5

A diabetic on oral hypoglycaemic drug chlorpropamide, suffered from enteric fever and was prescribed chloramphenicol. He developed severe hypoglycaemia. This is because

A. Chloramphenicol itself has mild hypoglycaemic effect

B. Chloramphenicol increases the absorption of chlorpropamide

C. Chloramphenicol causes release of insulin

D. Chloramphenicol inhibits the metabolism of chlorpropamide

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Chloramphenicol inhibits the metabolism of chlorpropamide

Question 4 of 5

Sulfonylureas do not lower blood sugar level in

A. Nondiabetics

B. Noninsulin dependent diabetics

C. Insulin dependent diabetics

D. None of these

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Insulin dependent diabetics

Question 5 of 5

Current criteria used in the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) include all of the following symptoms except

A. Fasting hyperglycemia

B. Polyuria

C. Polydipsia

D. Tinnitus

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Tinnitus

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