Rosiglitazone can be combined with what with caution for what? What is the pharmcokinetics of rosiglitazone like? What are the contraindications of rosiglitazone? What are the necessary patient teaching of rosiglitazone? Who is rosiglitazone absolutely contraindicated in? What is one possible effect of rosiglitazone? What is the fastest way to raise blood glucose? What are the effects of glucagon? What are the indications for glucagon? Who does glucagon not work in

1. Rosiglitazone can be combined with what with caution for what?

can be combined with insulins or slufonylureas but may perticipate hypoglycemia

2. What is the pharmcokinetics of rosiglitazone like?

taken orally, rapidly absorbed, t1/2 = 3-4 hours

3. What are the contraindications of rosiglitazone?

liver disease or elevated liver enzymes, heart failure

4. What are the necessary patient teaching of rosiglitazone?

teach the patient the signs of liver dysfunction including nausea vomiting malaise and dark urine

5. Who is rosiglitazone absolutely contraindicated in?

patient who have not started the therapy and can only be given to those who are known to benefit due to increased risk for MI especially in those with a preexisting

6. What is one possible effect of rosiglitazone?

may reduce the amount of resistin created, and thus block the insulin resistance of a TII d.

7. What is the fastest way to raise blood glucose?

direct glucose infusion

8. What are the effects of glucagon?

increases breakdown of glycogen and inhibits glycogen synthesis (secreted by pancreative islet a cells)

9. What are the indications for glucagon?

treatment of hypoglycemia and imaging of the GI tract

10. Who does glucagon not work in

people who habe nor glycogen stores in liver