KNS 350 Exam 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the leading cause of death in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER coronary heart
disease
Are CHD mortality rates increasing or decreasing? - CORRECT ANSWER decreasing
What percentage of people with be diagnosed with CHD? - CORRECT ANSWER 50%
Average age for a heart attack - CORRECT ANSWER women: 70 men: 65
Non-modifiable risk factors for CHD - CORRECT ANSWER family history, age and
sex
Modifiable risk factors for CHD - CORRECT ANSWER smoking, drinking in excess,
stress, diet, physical inactivity
Definition of atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER narrowing or obstruction of
arteries
What is the main factor that causes plaque to form - CORRECT ANSWER LDL
Plaque leads to what diseases? - CORRECT ANSWER angina, claudication,
thrombosis, heart attack, stroke
Active jobs decreased fatal CHD events by what %? - CORRECT ANSWER 33-75%
The Harvard Alumni study found that how many kcals decrease CHD risk? - CORRECT
ANSWER 2000kcal/week
, Definition of stroke - CORRECT ANSWER injury or death to brain cells when there is
an insufficient blood supply
What % of stroke are ischemic? - CORRECT ANSWER 85%
What % of stroke are hemorrhagic? - CORRECT ANSWER 15%
What is an ischemic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER thrombosis or embolus
What is a hemorrhagic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER bleeding in the brain
8/10 morality rate
Stroke is the _____ leading cause of death - CORRECT ANSWER 4th
Who is more likely to have a stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER women, blacks,
hispanics, american indians, alaskans
How much more likely is someone with hypertension to have a stroke? - CORRECT
ANSWER 4x
How much more likely is someone with diabetes to have a stroke? - CORRECT
ANSWER 12x
Hypertension effects 1 in ___ adults in the US - CORRECT ANSWER 3
What race has elevated BP? - CORRECT ANSWER blacks
What % of CVD is caused by hypertension? - CORRECT ANSWER 50%
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the leading cause of death in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER coronary heart
disease
Are CHD mortality rates increasing or decreasing? - CORRECT ANSWER decreasing
What percentage of people with be diagnosed with CHD? - CORRECT ANSWER 50%
Average age for a heart attack - CORRECT ANSWER women: 70 men: 65
Non-modifiable risk factors for CHD - CORRECT ANSWER family history, age and
sex
Modifiable risk factors for CHD - CORRECT ANSWER smoking, drinking in excess,
stress, diet, physical inactivity
Definition of atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER narrowing or obstruction of
arteries
What is the main factor that causes plaque to form - CORRECT ANSWER LDL
Plaque leads to what diseases? - CORRECT ANSWER angina, claudication,
thrombosis, heart attack, stroke
Active jobs decreased fatal CHD events by what %? - CORRECT ANSWER 33-75%
The Harvard Alumni study found that how many kcals decrease CHD risk? - CORRECT
ANSWER 2000kcal/week
, Definition of stroke - CORRECT ANSWER injury or death to brain cells when there is
an insufficient blood supply
What % of stroke are ischemic? - CORRECT ANSWER 85%
What % of stroke are hemorrhagic? - CORRECT ANSWER 15%
What is an ischemic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER thrombosis or embolus
What is a hemorrhagic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER bleeding in the brain
8/10 morality rate
Stroke is the _____ leading cause of death - CORRECT ANSWER 4th
Who is more likely to have a stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER women, blacks,
hispanics, american indians, alaskans
How much more likely is someone with hypertension to have a stroke? - CORRECT
ANSWER 4x
How much more likely is someone with diabetes to have a stroke? - CORRECT
ANSWER 12x
Hypertension effects 1 in ___ adults in the US - CORRECT ANSWER 3
What race has elevated BP? - CORRECT ANSWER blacks
What % of CVD is caused by hypertension? - CORRECT ANSWER 50%
