A4M Practice Test Questions and Correct
Answers
Question 1
Identify the true statements concerning lifestyle (non-pharmacological) approaches in
hypertensive patients:
a. A large percentage of essential HTN patients may be appropriate candidates, as
long as blood pressure is evaluated and clinical target organ damage, clinical CVD,
DM, or significant risk factors are not present at the time of diagnosis and do not
develop later.
b. Optimum nutrition, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals are counter indicated in
patients taking antihypertensive drugs.
c. Non-pharmacological approaches to HTN are not valuable in patients with normal
BP.
d. A, b, c are true statements.
e. None of the above are true statements.
Correct Answer
6. a
b. ...may provide excellent adjunctive treatment...
c. ...should be encouraged...
Question 2
Identify the true statements concerning estrogen:
a. E1 (estrone) is the main estrogen the body makes postmenopausally.
b. Most of E2 (estradiol) is made in a woman's ovaries prior to menopause.
c. E3 (estriol) is the strongest estrogen and is a potent stimulator of the breast and
uterine lining.
d. a, b, and c are true statements.
e. Only a and b are true statements.
Correct Answer
23. e
c. E2 is the strongest estrogen, E3 has much less stimulation effect on the breast
and uterine lining than estrone or estradiol.
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,Question 3
For questions 2-4, match the property of the therapeutic compound, with its correct
name:
2. Shown to reduce all-cause mortality, as well as mortality specifically due to
cardiovascular disease and cancers, in men.
3. Shown to decrease the rate of telomere shortening.
4. Combined with calcium, shown to reduce mortality in the elderly.
a. Vitamin C
b. Vitamin D3
c. Vitamin E
d. CoEnzyme Q10
e. EPA/DHA
Correct Answer
2. a
3. e
4. b
Question 4
Identify the true statements concerning concussion and brain aging:
a. Concussions, but not lesser head impacts, accelerate the brain's natural aging
process.
b. Concussion disrupts the brain's capacity to process and transfer information,
expediting further deterioration of information processing.
c. Worse outcomes in traumatic brain injury (TBI) occur independent of age.
d. a, b, and c are true statements.
e. Only a and c are true statements.
Correct Answer
15. b
a. concussions, and even lesser
c. increasing age is a predictor of worse outcomes
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, Question 5
47 d. Eating a Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil may offer protection against
age-related bone loss. A team from the Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta (Spain) report that
long-term consumption of a Mediterranean diet combined with olive oil may offer
protection against age-related bone loss, writing that "the intake of olive oil has been
related to the prevention of osteoporosis in experimental and in vitro models ... [with
this study demonstrating] that olive oil preserves bone, at least as inferred by
circulating bone markers, in humans."
Correct Answer
True
Question 6
NO
25. NO
26. NO
Correct Answer
0
Question 7
Identify the true statements concerning sarcopenia.
a. Not only characterized by loss of muscle mass and muscle strength, but often
accompanies by gains in total body fat and visceral fat content.
b. Associated with aging-related hormone declines, with men typically experiencing
greater muscle loss, as compared to women.
c. Can result in weakening of musculoskeletal system, diminishing the patient's
abilities for mobility and stability.
d. a, b, and c are true statements.
e. Only a and b are true statements.
Correct Answer
36. d
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Answers
Question 1
Identify the true statements concerning lifestyle (non-pharmacological) approaches in
hypertensive patients:
a. A large percentage of essential HTN patients may be appropriate candidates, as
long as blood pressure is evaluated and clinical target organ damage, clinical CVD,
DM, or significant risk factors are not present at the time of diagnosis and do not
develop later.
b. Optimum nutrition, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals are counter indicated in
patients taking antihypertensive drugs.
c. Non-pharmacological approaches to HTN are not valuable in patients with normal
BP.
d. A, b, c are true statements.
e. None of the above are true statements.
Correct Answer
6. a
b. ...may provide excellent adjunctive treatment...
c. ...should be encouraged...
Question 2
Identify the true statements concerning estrogen:
a. E1 (estrone) is the main estrogen the body makes postmenopausally.
b. Most of E2 (estradiol) is made in a woman's ovaries prior to menopause.
c. E3 (estriol) is the strongest estrogen and is a potent stimulator of the breast and
uterine lining.
d. a, b, and c are true statements.
e. Only a and b are true statements.
Correct Answer
23. e
c. E2 is the strongest estrogen, E3 has much less stimulation effect on the breast
and uterine lining than estrone or estradiol.
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,Question 3
For questions 2-4, match the property of the therapeutic compound, with its correct
name:
2. Shown to reduce all-cause mortality, as well as mortality specifically due to
cardiovascular disease and cancers, in men.
3. Shown to decrease the rate of telomere shortening.
4. Combined with calcium, shown to reduce mortality in the elderly.
a. Vitamin C
b. Vitamin D3
c. Vitamin E
d. CoEnzyme Q10
e. EPA/DHA
Correct Answer
2. a
3. e
4. b
Question 4
Identify the true statements concerning concussion and brain aging:
a. Concussions, but not lesser head impacts, accelerate the brain's natural aging
process.
b. Concussion disrupts the brain's capacity to process and transfer information,
expediting further deterioration of information processing.
c. Worse outcomes in traumatic brain injury (TBI) occur independent of age.
d. a, b, and c are true statements.
e. Only a and c are true statements.
Correct Answer
15. b
a. concussions, and even lesser
c. increasing age is a predictor of worse outcomes
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, Question 5
47 d. Eating a Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil may offer protection against
age-related bone loss. A team from the Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta (Spain) report that
long-term consumption of a Mediterranean diet combined with olive oil may offer
protection against age-related bone loss, writing that "the intake of olive oil has been
related to the prevention of osteoporosis in experimental and in vitro models ... [with
this study demonstrating] that olive oil preserves bone, at least as inferred by
circulating bone markers, in humans."
Correct Answer
True
Question 6
NO
25. NO
26. NO
Correct Answer
0
Question 7
Identify the true statements concerning sarcopenia.
a. Not only characterized by loss of muscle mass and muscle strength, but often
accompanies by gains in total body fat and visceral fat content.
b. Associated with aging-related hormone declines, with men typically experiencing
greater muscle loss, as compared to women.
c. Can result in weakening of musculoskeletal system, diminishing the patient's
abilities for mobility and stability.
d. a, b, and c are true statements.
e. Only a and b are true statements.
Correct Answer
36. d
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