A 34-year-old man present to your office. His body mass index is 32 kg/m2 and his vital signs are normal. He has a family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus. His fasting blood glucose levels are 116 mg/dL and 121 mg/dL, on 2 separate occasions. He has an HbA1c of 6.%. Which of the following is most accurate regarding the diagnosis of this patient?

What is the primary mechanism by which Metformin lowers blood glucose levels?

Monitoring a patient on a high-dose aspirin level includes:

Acute hepatic necrosis occurs with acetaminophen doses of 10 to 15 g, and doses above 25 g are usually fatal.

A patient reports fatigue, weight loss, and dry skin. The primary care nurse practitioner (NP) orders thyroid function tests. The patient’s thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is 40 microunits/mL, and T4 is 0.1 ng/mL. The NP should refer the patient to an endocrinologist and prescribe:

What is an important patient teaching point regarding the use of AndroGel?

Match the word to the definition

Metformin is contraindicated in patients with which of the following conditions?

Crude fiber is: 

As a coenzyme in the pyruvate dehydrogenase enzyme complex, thiamin is involved in reactions that remove CO2 from organic acids and transfer aldehydes to other compounds to form complexes such as acetyl coenzyme A. These reactions are