NSGl 555/l NSG555l Examl 2l –l Nursel
Practitionersl inl Primaryl Carel IIl Guide|l
Wilkesl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Goall LDL-Cl forl DM
Answer:
lessl thanl 70
Q:l Clinicall workflowl forl ASCVD
Answer:
-h&p,l healthl behaviorsl (smoking,l diet..),l riskl factorsl (BP,l lipids..)
-estimatel ASCVDl riskl 10-yrl andl lifetime
-considerl risk-enhancingl factorsl (CKD,l faml hxl earlyl dz,l ABIl <0.9...)
-discussl importancel andl drugl therapyl w/l pt
-recommendl lifestylel modifications
-addressl controll ofl BPl andl otherl goals
-borderlinel orl intermediatel riskl andl ptl uncertainl aboutl statin,l orl anyl uncertaintyl -l
considerl CAC
-highl riskl ptsl -l recommendl statin
-monitorl responsel routinelyl (lipids/BP)
Q:l Lowl ASCVDl risk
Answer:
0-5%
-lifestylel modifications
,Q:l Borderlinel ASCVDl risk
Answer:
5-7.5%
-ifl uncertainty,l CAC
Q:l Intermediatel ASCVDl risk
Answer:
7.5%l -l 20%
-ifl uncertainty,l CAC
Q:l Highl ASCVDl risk
Answer:
greaterl thanl 20%
-statin
Q:l CACl 0
Answer:
statinl notl needed
Q:l CACl 1-99l orl lessl thanl 75%l forl age/gender...
Answer:
-canl startl statinl nowl orl reevaluatel CACl inl 5l years
Q:l CACl 100l orl greaterl orl greaterl thanl 75%l forl age/gender..
Answer:
startl statin
, Q:l Indicatorsl ofl metabolicl syndrome
Answer:
-waistl circumference
-glucosel levels
-BP
-triglycerides
-HDLl cholesterol
Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 1
Answer:
difficultl tol hear
Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 2
Answer:
quiet
Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 3
Answer:
easyl tol hear
Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 4
Answer:
easyl tol hearl withl palpablel thrill
Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 5
Practitionersl inl Primaryl Carel IIl Guide|l
Wilkesl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Goall LDL-Cl forl DM
Answer:
lessl thanl 70
Q:l Clinicall workflowl forl ASCVD
Answer:
-h&p,l healthl behaviorsl (smoking,l diet..),l riskl factorsl (BP,l lipids..)
-estimatel ASCVDl riskl 10-yrl andl lifetime
-considerl risk-enhancingl factorsl (CKD,l faml hxl earlyl dz,l ABIl <0.9...)
-discussl importancel andl drugl therapyl w/l pt
-recommendl lifestylel modifications
-addressl controll ofl BPl andl otherl goals
-borderlinel orl intermediatel riskl andl ptl uncertainl aboutl statin,l orl anyl uncertaintyl -l
considerl CAC
-highl riskl ptsl -l recommendl statin
-monitorl responsel routinelyl (lipids/BP)
Q:l Lowl ASCVDl risk
Answer:
0-5%
-lifestylel modifications
,Q:l Borderlinel ASCVDl risk
Answer:
5-7.5%
-ifl uncertainty,l CAC
Q:l Intermediatel ASCVDl risk
Answer:
7.5%l -l 20%
-ifl uncertainty,l CAC
Q:l Highl ASCVDl risk
Answer:
greaterl thanl 20%
-statin
Q:l CACl 0
Answer:
statinl notl needed
Q:l CACl 1-99l orl lessl thanl 75%l forl age/gender...
Answer:
-canl startl statinl nowl orl reevaluatel CACl inl 5l years
Q:l CACl 100l orl greaterl orl greaterl thanl 75%l forl age/gender..
Answer:
startl statin
, Q:l Indicatorsl ofl metabolicl syndrome
Answer:
-waistl circumference
-glucosel levels
-BP
-triglycerides
-HDLl cholesterol
Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 1
Answer:
difficultl tol hear
Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 2
Answer:
quiet
Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 3
Answer:
easyl tol hear
Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 4
Answer:
easyl tol hearl withl palpablel thrill
Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 5
