NUR 257 CONCEPTS OF AGING EXAM 3
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Question: What are the four key considerations to the regulation of glucose
metabolism?
Answer: ✔✔ Hormonal regulation, neural regulation, exercise, and stress.
Question: How/where is glucose endogenous stored in the body?
Answer: ✔✔ Endogenous glycogen stored in the muscles and liver.
Question: Define glycogenolysis:
Answer: ✔✔ The process by which stored glycogen is broken down into
glucose to be used by the body to maintain normal blood glucose levels.
Question: What are the major cardiovascular diseases?
Answer: ✔✔ Hypertension (HTN), Coronary heart disease (CHD), Myocardial
infarction (MI), Angina, and Heart failure (HF).
Hypertension
Diagnosed when the diastolic blood pressure (BP) is: -ANSWER ✔✔90 mm Hg or
higher or the systolic BP is 140 mm Hg or higher
Modifiable Factors to Minimize Risk for Heart Disease (8) -ANSWER
✔✔•Control blood pressure
•Maintain healthy triglyceride and cholesterol levels.
•Prevent or control diabetes.
•Cease or never use tobacco products/reduce exposure to pollutants including
tobacco smoke.
,•Eat a healthy diet and maintain or attain acceptable weight.
•Engage in regular exercise.
•Control alcohol intake (1 drink daily for women & 2 for men).
•Reduce stress and treat for depression.
Complications of Hypertension (5) -ANSWER ✔✔•Hemorrhagic Stroke
•Retinopathy
•Peripheral Vascular Disease
•Renal Failure (proteinuria)
•CHR, CHF, LVH7
Adults at least age 40 should be screened how often for hypertension? -ANSWER
✔✔yearly
management OF HYPERTENTION (8) -ANSWER ✔✔•Take medication as
prescribed
•Monitor BP regularly
•Stop smoking
•Reduce alcohol intake
•Dietary changes: Low sodium, low fat & cholesterol, read labels to find sodium,
fat, cholesterol, sugar and calories
•Reduce weight, if overweight or obese
•Increase exercise, 3-4 times per week
•Manage stress: exercise (walking, bicycling, swimming), meditation, yoga
, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENTION? (8) -ANSWER
✔✔•Diuretics are first line drugs
•Antihypertensive drugs
•Combination of drugs
•Take daily as prescribed
•Do not stop abruptly
•Do not skip doses or reduce dose unless instructed to do so by PCP
•Monitor for therapeutic effect (consistently lower BP readings)
•Monitor for Side effects and adverse reactions
HEART DISEASE>>
Develops from several causes, including?
CHD can result in what?
•In women and older adults, the signs and symptoms are more likely to be? -
ANSWER ✔✔Atherosclerosis, HTN, exposure to smoke and pollutants, diabetes,
and genetics.
MI
MILD
Heart attack in Men? (6) -ANSWER ✔✔lightheadedness
short of breath
chest pain and discomfort
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Question: What are the four key considerations to the regulation of glucose
metabolism?
Answer: ✔✔ Hormonal regulation, neural regulation, exercise, and stress.
Question: How/where is glucose endogenous stored in the body?
Answer: ✔✔ Endogenous glycogen stored in the muscles and liver.
Question: Define glycogenolysis:
Answer: ✔✔ The process by which stored glycogen is broken down into
glucose to be used by the body to maintain normal blood glucose levels.
Question: What are the major cardiovascular diseases?
Answer: ✔✔ Hypertension (HTN), Coronary heart disease (CHD), Myocardial
infarction (MI), Angina, and Heart failure (HF).
Hypertension
Diagnosed when the diastolic blood pressure (BP) is: -ANSWER ✔✔90 mm Hg or
higher or the systolic BP is 140 mm Hg or higher
Modifiable Factors to Minimize Risk for Heart Disease (8) -ANSWER
✔✔•Control blood pressure
•Maintain healthy triglyceride and cholesterol levels.
•Prevent or control diabetes.
•Cease or never use tobacco products/reduce exposure to pollutants including
tobacco smoke.
,•Eat a healthy diet and maintain or attain acceptable weight.
•Engage in regular exercise.
•Control alcohol intake (1 drink daily for women & 2 for men).
•Reduce stress and treat for depression.
Complications of Hypertension (5) -ANSWER ✔✔•Hemorrhagic Stroke
•Retinopathy
•Peripheral Vascular Disease
•Renal Failure (proteinuria)
•CHR, CHF, LVH7
Adults at least age 40 should be screened how often for hypertension? -ANSWER
✔✔yearly
management OF HYPERTENTION (8) -ANSWER ✔✔•Take medication as
prescribed
•Monitor BP regularly
•Stop smoking
•Reduce alcohol intake
•Dietary changes: Low sodium, low fat & cholesterol, read labels to find sodium,
fat, cholesterol, sugar and calories
•Reduce weight, if overweight or obese
•Increase exercise, 3-4 times per week
•Manage stress: exercise (walking, bicycling, swimming), meditation, yoga
, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENTION? (8) -ANSWER
✔✔•Diuretics are first line drugs
•Antihypertensive drugs
•Combination of drugs
•Take daily as prescribed
•Do not stop abruptly
•Do not skip doses or reduce dose unless instructed to do so by PCP
•Monitor for therapeutic effect (consistently lower BP readings)
•Monitor for Side effects and adverse reactions
HEART DISEASE>>
Develops from several causes, including?
CHD can result in what?
•In women and older adults, the signs and symptoms are more likely to be? -
ANSWER ✔✔Atherosclerosis, HTN, exposure to smoke and pollutants, diabetes,
and genetics.
MI
MILD
Heart attack in Men? (6) -ANSWER ✔✔lightheadedness
short of breath
chest pain and discomfort
