Diabetes Mellitus USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 60-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and heart failure presents with fatigue. Vitals: BP 128/76 mmHg, HR 92/min, RR 16/min, Temp 37°C, SpO2 98% on room air. Recent fasting glucose is 156 mg/dL; HbA1c is 7.8%. He denies polyuria. He is started on a medication that lowers blood glucose by increasing urinary glucose excretion via inhibition of proximal tubule reabsorption. Which drug most likely has this mechanism of action?
Answer choices
- AGlipizide
- BLiraglutide
- CMetformin
- DEmpagliflozinCorrect answer
- ESitagliptin
- FPioglitazone
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