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What is the primary cause of Type 1 diabetes?
What is the primary cause of Type 1 diabetes?
- Insulin resistance at the cell level
- Autoimmune destruction of beta cells (correct)
- Decreased insulin secretion by alpha cells
- Overproduction of glucagon
How does insulin deficiency in diabetes affect glucose levels in the blood?
How does insulin deficiency in diabetes affect glucose levels in the blood?
- Has no effect on plasma glucose levels
- Reduces plasma glucose levels
- Causes elevated plasma glucose levels (correct)
- Causes erratic fluctuations in plasma glucose levels
What happens to excess glucose in diabetes?
What happens to excess glucose in diabetes?
- Passes through the renal glomeruli and raises osmotic pressure (correct)
- Is converted into fat and stored in adipose tissue
- Is excreted through the lungs
- Gets stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen
What is the primary cause of Type 2 diabetes?
What is the primary cause of Type 2 diabetes?
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How does insulin normally affect glucose uptake into cells?
How does insulin normally affect glucose uptake into cells?
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Which condition can result from a thrombus in the coronary artery?
Which condition can result from a thrombus in the coronary artery?
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What can cause the development of a thrombus in a vein?
What can cause the development of a thrombus in a vein?
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What is the result of thromboembolism?
What is the result of thromboembolism?
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What may contribute to the formation of a thrombus within an intact blood vessel?
What may contribute to the formation of a thrombus within an intact blood vessel?
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In which condition does a thrombus reduce the oxygenated blood flow to part of the brain?
In which condition does a thrombus reduce the oxygenated blood flow to part of the brain?
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