Nurs 620 Maryville Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% PASS

Nurs 620 Maryville Exam 2
Questions and Answers 100%
PASS

Risk factors for hypertension—ANSWER-1. age & sex- women older than 55 & men older

than 45


2.Obesity


3.Excessive dietary intake of salt


4.cigarette smoking


5.chronic alcohol consumption


6.Family history of high blood pressure and/or cardiovascular disease


7.African American race


8.Stress


9.Sedentary lifestyle


Blood pressure goals for JNC8—ANSWER-Healthy patients greater than or equal to 60 years

of age is okay if it is below 150/90

,Healthy patients less than 60 years of age the blood pressure is okay if less than 140/90




Patients with dx of DM or CKD regardless of age, goal BP is less than 140/90


JNC8 Recommendations to Start Antihypertensives—ANSWER--Patients less than 60,

patients with diabetes, patients with CKD: 140/90




-Patients greater than or equal to 60: 150/90


AHA/ACC Target BP Goal and when to start antihypertensives—ANSWER--Confirmed HTN

and known CVD or 10-year ASCVD event risk greater than or equal to 10%: 130/80




-No history of CVD and 10-year ASCVD event risk <10%: 140/90




-Community living, age greater than or equal to 65: 130 systolic




-Patients with diabetes: 130/80


Lifestyle modifications for HTN—ANSWER--Weight reduction (BMI 18.5-24.9)


-DASH diet - less than 2.4g a day of sodium


-Increase Physical activity to 30min most days of the week


-Stop smoking


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, -Alcohol less than 2 drinks a day


JNC8 preferred agents:—ANSWER--general population:


thiazide


CCB


ACEI


ARB




-black: (without CKD)


CCB or thiazide




-DM:


thiazide


CCB


ACEI


ARB




-CKD:


ACE


ARB