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,COMPREHENSIVE NURS 5461 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ prevalence of CVD 40–60-year-
olds men vs women. Answer: men
39.3% women 37.2%
◉ prevalence of CVD 60-80 years
old men vs women. Answer: men
72.6% women 71.9%
◉ prevalence of CVD
80+ years men vs women. Answer:
men 80.1% women 86.7%
◉ age effects of
increased arterial stiffness: results in what clinical implications. Answer:
increased afterload and increased systolic blood pressure
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, ◉ age effects of
decreased myocardial relaxation and compliance: results in what clinical
implications. Answer: increased risk of diastolic Heart failure and afib
◉ age effects of
impaired responsiveness to beta-adrenergic stimulation: results in what
clinical implications. Answer: decreased maximum cardiac output,
impaired thermoregulation
◉ age effects of decreased sinus node function and conduction velocity
in the atrioventricular node and intranodal conduction system: what
clinical implications. Answer: increased risk of sick sinus syndrome, left
anterior fascicular block, bundle branch block
◉ 4 major risk factors for CVD. Answer:
HTN
DM
Dyslipidaemia
smoking
◉ what is the single greatest risk factor for CVD in the older adult.
Answer: systolic blood pressure
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,COMPREHENSIVE NURS 5461 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ prevalence of CVD 40–60-year-
olds men vs women. Answer: men
39.3% women 37.2%
◉ prevalence of CVD 60-80 years
old men vs women. Answer: men
72.6% women 71.9%
◉ prevalence of CVD
80+ years men vs women. Answer:
men 80.1% women 86.7%
◉ age effects of
increased arterial stiffness: results in what clinical implications. Answer:
increased afterload and increased systolic blood pressure
2
, ◉ age effects of
decreased myocardial relaxation and compliance: results in what clinical
implications. Answer: increased risk of diastolic Heart failure and afib
◉ age effects of
impaired responsiveness to beta-adrenergic stimulation: results in what
clinical implications. Answer: decreased maximum cardiac output,
impaired thermoregulation
◉ age effects of decreased sinus node function and conduction velocity
in the atrioventricular node and intranodal conduction system: what
clinical implications. Answer: increased risk of sick sinus syndrome, left
anterior fascicular block, bundle branch block
◉ 4 major risk factors for CVD. Answer:
HTN
DM
Dyslipidaemia
smoking
◉ what is the single greatest risk factor for CVD in the older adult.
Answer: systolic blood pressure
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