diabetes mellitus Flash Cards

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Title: diabetes mellitus
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Number of Cards: 12
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Author: ttagami15
Created: 2012-01-30
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    • Side 3
    • inheritance pattern of maturity onset diabetes of the young
    • autosomal dominant
    • diabetes caused by a defect in islet cell glucokinase
    • maturity onset diabetes of the young
    • mutation of the insulin receptor is assx with what other conditions
    • acanthosis nigricans
      polycystic ovarian syndrome
    • drugs that can cause diabetes
    • glucocorticoids
    • most common virus implicated in diabetes
    • congenital rubella
    • 3 antibodies present in DM I
    • GAD-65 (glutamic acid decarboxy)
      ICA512 (islet cell antibody)
      insulin antibodies (IAA)
    • type of inflammation seen in DM 1
    • T cell mediated
    • most common cause of death in diabetic pt.
    • MI
    • maturity onset diabetes of the young usually presents at what age
    • < 25
    • dx criteria for diabetes
    • classic sx PLUS casual >200 or HBa1c>6.5
      fasting glucose >126
      2 hour glucose >200
    • type 1b diabetes
    • presents like type I (DKA), then type II
    • defect in insulin release, not production
    • maturity onset diabetes of the young