The type of oral antidiabetic drug that is considered the mainstay of this type of diabetic therapy is the group known as the:

A) alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
B) thiazolidinediones
C) biguanides
D) sulfonylureas

D) sulfonylureas
Sulfonylurea drugs have been available in the United States since 1954 and have been the mainstay of oral antidiabetic therapy for many years.

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Which of the following is false about a compensated Thorpe tube?

a. Variable-orifice, constant-pressure flow-meter device b. Calibrated in liters per minute at atmos-pheric pressure c. Flow-control needle valve placed distal to the flow tube d. Accuracy unaffected by changes in downstream resistance

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