NSG6001 Week3 Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers for Accuracy
Quiz: Which of the following doses of statins decrease LDL by
up to 50% on average?⼀Answer: Atorvastatin 80 mg
Quiz: What is true regarding the treatment of cilostazol?⼀
Answer: It causes platelet aggregation
Quiz: Which of the following medications can cause
hyperlipidemia?⼀Answer: High dose diuretics
Quiz: Which of the following complementary therapies may
be helpful if a patient has orthostatic hypotension?⼀Answer:
Hawthorn Berry
Quiz: The patient has metabolic syndrome. Patient is at
increased risk for what condition?⼀Answer: Diadbetes
Mellitus
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Quiz: You are assessing Sigred for metabolic syndrome.
Which of her parameters is indicative of this syndrome?⼀
Answer: Her waist is 36 inches
Quiz: Which type of angina do you suspect in Harvey, who
complains of chest pain that occurs during sleep and most often
in the early morning hours?⼀Answer: Variant (Prinzmetal's)
Angina
Quiz: A delta wave on the electrocardiogram (ECG) may be
present in which condition?⼀Answer: Wolff-Parkinson-White
syndrome
Quiz: Which pain characteristic is usually indicative of
angina pectoris?⼀Answer: Diffuse
Quiz: What % of patients w/angina pectoris have
simultaneous dyspnea, caused by transient increase in pulm.
venous pressures that accompany ventricular stiffening during
an episode of myocardial ischemia?⼀Answer: About 30%
Quiz: What is the most common form of heart disease in a
patient with atrial fibrillation?⼀Answer: Coronary artery
disease associated with heart failure
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Quiz: In which patient do premature ventricular
contractions NOT need to be treated?⼀Answer: . Kelly, a 25-
year-old female with an allergy to bee stings
Quiz: What does digitalis compete with at binding sites on
the cell membrane?⼀Answer: Potassium
Quiz: What of the following patients is a candidate for
statins?⼀Answer: Christa is a 65-year-old female with a
history of myocardial infarction (MI)
Quiz: Which information should be included when you are
teaching your patient about the use of nicotine gum?⼀Answer:
The gum must be correctly chewed to a softened state and then
placed in the buccal mucosa
Quiz: How much nicotine does an average cigarette contain?
⼀Answer: 15 to 20 mg
Quiz: Madeline is a smoker in a primary-care visit with her
provider. After her provider asks if she is willing to quit, she
says she has decided to quit, has bought nicotine gum, and is
interested in hearing about Chantix. Which of the following