Deck 23: Long-Term Conditions: Diabetes and Mecfs

Question 1

Diabetes is the leading cause of ______ among adults (CDC, 2013c).

A) kidney failure
B) lower-limb amputations (other than those caused by injury)
C) new cases of blindness
D) all of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Research indicates that around ______ of females provide informal care compared to around ______ of males (Mathiowetz and Oliker, 2005). members.

A) 3.1%, 1.6%
B) 7.6%, 3.2%
C) 1.6%, 3.1%
D) 3.2%, 7.6%

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Finish off this sentence. In T2DM ______

A) blood glucose homeostasis ceases to function because the beta cells of the pancreatic islets are destroyed.
B) blood glucose homeostasis ceases to function because the glucagon cells of the pancreatic islets are destroyed.
C) the pancreas loses its ability to secrete enough insulin in response to meals or to control the body's glucose level.
D) the pancreas overproduces insulin in response to meals leading to suppression of the body's glucose level.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), formerly called:

A) juvenile diabetes
B) genetic diabetes
C) adult-onset diabetes
D) lifestyle onset diabetes

Question 5

CFS can affect adults, children and adolescents. Between ______ of children or adolescents suffer from CFS.

A) 0.1% and 0.5%
B) 0.2% and 2.3%
C) 0.5% and 1.3%
D) 2% and 5%

Question 6

A ME/CFS diagnosis can be made:

A) using lab biomarkers for ME/CFS
B) after a blood test
C) after an MRI scan of the brain
D) only after other conditions have been excluded.

Question 7

Thirty years ago, agroup of psychiatrists offered a hypothesis based on the Biopsychosocial Model in which ME/CFS is constructed as a ______ illness.

A) psychological
B) physiological
C) psychosocial illness
D) none of these

Question 8

According to critics, the PACE Trial team are operating within a:

A) exploratory research design where they are trying to explore the outcomes of various interventions.
B) closed system or groupthink in which they 'know' their theory is correct
C) research design where they are trying to replicate pre-existing the outcomes of various interventions
D) none of these

Question 9

The ______ of Jason et al. (1999, 2010, 2017) proposes that people with ME/CFS need to balance their perceived and expended energy levels.

A) spoon theory
B) balance scale theory
C) envelope theory
D) equilibrium theory

Question 10

Mihelicova et al., 2015 analyzed the narratives of parent-carers using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results revealed themes of:

A) identity change, guilt, feeling like outsiders,
B) coping mechanisms
C) uncertainty
D) all of these