NSG6001 Week3 Questions with Answers
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Which of the following doses of statins decrease LDL by up to 50% on average?
Ans: Atorvastatin 80 mg
What is true regarding the treatment of cilostazol?
Ans: It causes platelet aggregation
Which of the following medications can cause hyperlipidemia?
Ans: High dose diuretics
Which of the following complementary therapies may be helpful if a patient has
orthostatic hypotension?
Ans: Hawthorn Berry
The patient has metabolic syndrome. Patient is at increased risk for what condition?
Ans: Diadbetes Mellitus
You are assessing Sigred for metabolic syndrome. Which of her parameters is indicative
of this syndrome?
Ans: Her waist is 36 inches
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?
Ans: Variant (Prinzmetal's) Angina
A delta wave on the electrocardiogram (ECG) may be present in which condition?
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, Ans: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Which pain characteristic is usually indicative of angina pectoris?
Ans: Diffuse
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?
Ans: About 30%
What is the most common form of heart disease in a patient with atrial fibrillation?
Ans: Coronary artery disease associated with heart failure
In which patient do premature ventricular contractions NOT need to be treated?
Ans: . Kelly, a 25-year-old female with an allergy to bee stings
What does digitalis compete with at binding sites on the cell membrane?
Ans: Potassium
What of the following patients is a candidate for statins?
Ans: Christa is a 65-year-old female with a history of myocardial infarction (MI)
Which information should be included when you are teaching your patient about the
use of nicotine gum?
Ans: The gum must be correctly chewed to a softened state and then placed in the buccal
mucosa
How much nicotine does an average cigarette contain?
Ans: 15 to 20 mg
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
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(100% Correct Answers)
Which of the following doses of statins decrease LDL by up to 50% on average?
Ans: Atorvastatin 80 mg
What is true regarding the treatment of cilostazol?
Ans: It causes platelet aggregation
Which of the following medications can cause hyperlipidemia?
Ans: High dose diuretics
Which of the following complementary therapies may be helpful if a patient has
orthostatic hypotension?
Ans: Hawthorn Berry
The patient has metabolic syndrome. Patient is at increased risk for what condition?
Ans: Diadbetes Mellitus
You are assessing Sigred for metabolic syndrome. Which of her parameters is indicative
of this syndrome?
Ans: Her waist is 36 inches
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?
Ans: Variant (Prinzmetal's) Angina
A delta wave on the electrocardiogram (ECG) may be present in which condition?
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, Ans: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Which pain characteristic is usually indicative of angina pectoris?
Ans: Diffuse
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?
Ans: About 30%
What is the most common form of heart disease in a patient with atrial fibrillation?
Ans: Coronary artery disease associated with heart failure
In which patient do premature ventricular contractions NOT need to be treated?
Ans: . Kelly, a 25-year-old female with an allergy to bee stings
What does digitalis compete with at binding sites on the cell membrane?
Ans: Potassium
What of the following patients is a candidate for statins?
Ans: Christa is a 65-year-old female with a history of myocardial infarction (MI)
Which information should be included when you are teaching your patient about the
use of nicotine gum?
Ans: The gum must be correctly chewed to a softened state and then placed in the buccal
mucosa
How much nicotine does an average cigarette contain?
Ans: 15 to 20 mg
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
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