Category: D

Identification of a disease by eliminating other implausible diagnoses.  

The ability to make antagonistic movements, such as pronation and supination of the hands, in quick succession.  

To cells that secrete into ducts rather than into the vascular system.  

A deadly toxin derived from Fusarium species. DAS may grow on and contaminate cereals and other stored crops and can be toxic to fungi, plants, and animals (including humans). It has been used in the past in chemotherapy and can be used as an agent of biological or chemical warfare.  

The presence of diacetic acid in the blood.  

The destruction of the joints or the loss of bony matrix in the feet of patients with diabetic nerve damage.  

In an oral glucose tolerance test, having a blood glucose concentration equal to or greater than 200 mg/dl (11.1 mmol/L) two hours after the consumption of 75 g of glucose.  

Daily inspection and cleaning of the feet of an individual with diabetes to prevent complications.  

“Malignant” otitis media often caused by infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.  

A health care professional who instructs patients with diabetes mellitus in the skills they need to manage their blood sugar levels safely and effectively and thus to avoid both the short- and long-term complications of the disease.