NU 641 Cardiac Questions with Correct
Answers
A blood pressure of 150/90 is considered:
C: considered normal in healthy older adults
Why treat older adults with the "low and slow" approach?
More sensitivity, lower blood volume, decreased renal excretory capacity compared with
younger patients
There is strong evidence to support a BP goal of less than .... In patients 60 years or
older
150/90
Lifestyle modifications to manage hypertension include:
Limiting beer intake to 24 ounces per day
Mary has hypertension and previously had a stroke. Which hypertensive drug has been
shown to reduce stroke?
chlorthalidone
Thiazide diuretics are first-line hypertensive drugs because
Help preserve bone density, reduce the risk of stroke, initial dose 12.5 to 25 mg per day
metabolic syndrome: obesity
Men waist > 40 inches
Women waist > 35 inches
Metabolic syndrome: fasting triglycerides
, > 150 mg/dl (or taking medication for high TGs)
Metabolic syndrome: HDL-C
Men <40 or on meds
Women <50 or on meds
Metabolic syndrome: BP
>130/80 or taking medication for HTN
Metabolic syndrome: Fasting glucose
greater than or equal to 100 mg/dL
How many components of metabolic syndrome are required for diagnosis?
3
Data from the Framingham heart study suggests that individuals who are normotensive
at 55 years of age have how much lifetime risk of developing hypertension?
90%
Blood flow through heart
body- RA-Tricuspid-RV-Pulmonic-lungs-LA-Mitral-LV-Aortic-Body
When should low dose asa be initiated for hypertensive patients and why?
ASA therapy should be initiated once BP control is achieved. If started before before BP is
captured, risk of hemorrhagic stroke. Taken at night since most MIs occur in the morning.
Which of the following is a complementary therapy for othostatic hypotension?
Hawthorn- caution when used with anithypertensives
Answers
A blood pressure of 150/90 is considered:
C: considered normal in healthy older adults
Why treat older adults with the "low and slow" approach?
More sensitivity, lower blood volume, decreased renal excretory capacity compared with
younger patients
There is strong evidence to support a BP goal of less than .... In patients 60 years or
older
150/90
Lifestyle modifications to manage hypertension include:
Limiting beer intake to 24 ounces per day
Mary has hypertension and previously had a stroke. Which hypertensive drug has been
shown to reduce stroke?
chlorthalidone
Thiazide diuretics are first-line hypertensive drugs because
Help preserve bone density, reduce the risk of stroke, initial dose 12.5 to 25 mg per day
metabolic syndrome: obesity
Men waist > 40 inches
Women waist > 35 inches
Metabolic syndrome: fasting triglycerides
, > 150 mg/dl (or taking medication for high TGs)
Metabolic syndrome: HDL-C
Men <40 or on meds
Women <50 or on meds
Metabolic syndrome: BP
>130/80 or taking medication for HTN
Metabolic syndrome: Fasting glucose
greater than or equal to 100 mg/dL
How many components of metabolic syndrome are required for diagnosis?
3
Data from the Framingham heart study suggests that individuals who are normotensive
at 55 years of age have how much lifetime risk of developing hypertension?
90%
Blood flow through heart
body- RA-Tricuspid-RV-Pulmonic-lungs-LA-Mitral-LV-Aortic-Body
When should low dose asa be initiated for hypertensive patients and why?
ASA therapy should be initiated once BP control is achieved. If started before before BP is
captured, risk of hemorrhagic stroke. Taken at night since most MIs occur in the morning.
Which of the following is a complementary therapy for othostatic hypotension?
Hawthorn- caution when used with anithypertensives
