Perioperative Diabetes Management Quiz
Test your knowledge on best practices for managing diabetes in the perioperative setting.
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Which of the following is the most important goal in perioperative diabetes management?
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Prevent hypoglycemia
Maintain blood glucose within target range
Avoid insulin use
Discontinue all diabetes medications
Select all risk factors for perioperative hyperglycemia:
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Infection
Steroid use
Stress response to surgery
Fasting
A patient with type 2 diabetes is scheduled for morning surgery. What is the best approach for their oral hypoglycemic medications on the day of surgery?
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Take all medications as usual
Hold all oral hypoglycemics
Only hold metformin
Double the dose the night before
Rate your confidence in managing perioperative blood glucose:
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Not confident
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2
3
4
Very confident
5
1 is Not confident, 5 is Very confident
Which insulin regimen is preferred for most patients with type 1 diabetes undergoing surgery?
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Continue basal insulin, hold prandial insulin
Discontinue all insulin
Increase basal insulin by 50%
Switch to oral agents only
Indicate the recommended perioperative blood glucose target range (mg/dL) for most adults:
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70–110
80–180
100–250
120–200
Match the diabetes medication with its perioperative management:
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Continue
Hold
Metformin
1
2
Sulfonylureas
3
4
Basal insulin
5
6
Prandial insulin
7
8
Which of the following complications is most associated with poor perioperative glucose control?
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Delayed wound healing
Hypokalemia
Hypertension
Bradycardia
Briefly describe a key consideration for perioperative diabetes management in your practice.
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