NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
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Macroangiopathy does not occur in type 1 diabetes but rather in type 2 diabetics who have severe disease.
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Microangiopathy is specific to diabetes and most commonly affects the capillary membranes of the eyes, kidneys, nerves, and skin
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Renal damage resulting from changes in large-and medium-sized blood vessels can be prevented by careful glucose control.
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Macroangiopathy causes slowed gastric emptying and the sexual impotency experienced by a majority of clients with diabetes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Diabetic microangiopathy, including retinopathy, is characterized by abnormal growth and leakage of small blood vessels, resulting in local edema and functional impairment of the depending tissues. Mechanisms leading to the impairment of microcirculation in diabetes are multiple and still largely unclear.
Detailed explanation-2: -Diabetic microangiopathy most commonly affect the eyes, the kidneys, and the peripheral nerves. The microangiopathy of the retinal blood vessels-diabetic retinopathy (DR) is among the leading causes of visual loss and the main cause of blindness of working population in the developed world [1].
Detailed explanation-3: -There are many mechanisms by which diabetes may cause microangiopathy. These include excess sorbitol formation, increased glycation end products, oxidative damage, and protein kinase C overactivity.