Medications approved for use in children for treatment of DM, Type 2 include metformin and insulin.  

Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter mediating ganglionic transmission. Which of the following receptors mediate acetylcholine effects at the autonomic ganglia?

A 48-year-old white man presents to the emergency department with unremitting right flank pain. He denies dysuria and fever. He reports significant nausea without vomiting. He has never experienced anything like this before. On examination, he is afebrile, and his blood pressure is 160/80 mm Hg with a pulse rate of 110/min. His right flank is mildly tender to palpation, and abdominal examination is benign. Urinalysis is significant for 1+ blood, and microscopy reveals 10–20 red blood cells per high-power field. Nephrolithiasis is suspected, and the patient is intravenously hydrated and given pain medication with temporary relief. Which statement is untrue regarding patient education?

 Which antifungal drug is NOT absorbed from the GI tract, and therefore oral administration results in “topical” treatment along the GI tract (swish and swallow)

A patient is prescribed niacin to reduce his/her triglyceride and LDL-C levels. The side effect(s) of niacin that most commonly limits patient compliance include

When is the timing of the peak onset of action of insulin glargine?

A 56-year-old man diagnosed with a MRSA infection expresses concern that he has never “not finished” an antibiotic and has always followed the instructions. Why is he now experiencing antibiotic resistance? 

A 56-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes is being treated with metformin and glimepiride. These two drugs act synergistically because glimepiride

Name the condition: A 1-year-old Asian American girl is brought to her family physician for a new rash on her face and legs. The child is scratching both areas but is otherwise healthy. NP notices red, scaly, crusted lesions on cheeks and legs. What could be the diagnosis?                                  

β Blockers are first-line drugs used after structural heart disease occurs to prevent the cardiotoxic and arrhythmogenic effects of high catecholamine levels.