08-20-2009, 08:24 PM
1.) A 50-year-old man with a 20-year history of type
2 diabetes mellitus has had sensory neuropathy for 2 weeks.
Pulses are decreased at the ankle. There is no peripheral edema. His serum
glucose levels have been between 150 mg/dL and 200 mg/dL over the past 6
months. Which of the following is the most effective measure to prevent
serious foot infections?
A) Use of support hose
B) Use of well-fitted shoes
C) Prophylactic antibiotics
D) Daily aspirin and dipyridamole
E) Decrease in serum glucose level
2 diabetes mellitus has had sensory neuropathy for 2 weeks.
Pulses are decreased at the ankle. There is no peripheral edema. His serum
glucose levels have been between 150 mg/dL and 200 mg/dL over the past 6
months. Which of the following is the most effective measure to prevent
serious foot infections?
A) Use of support hose
B) Use of well-fitted shoes
C) Prophylactic antibiotics
D) Daily aspirin and dipyridamole
E) Decrease in serum glucose level