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NSG6001 Week3 Questions and Answers
(Expert Solutions)
Q: Which of the following doses of statins decrease LDL by up to 50% on average?,
🗹🗹: Atorvastatin 80 mg
Q: What is true regarding the treatment of cilostazol?, 🗹🗹: It causes platelet
aggregation
Q: Which of the following medications can cause hyperlipidemia?, 🗹🗹: High dose
diuretics
Q: Which of the following complementary therapies may be helpful if a patient has
orthostatic hypotension?, 🗹🗹: Hawthorn Berry
Q: The patient has metabolic syndrome. Patient is at increased risk for what condition?,
🗹🗹: Diadbetes Mellitus
Q: You are assessing Sigred for metabolic syndrome. Which of her parameters is
indicative of this syndrome?, 🗹🗹: Her waist is 36 inches
Q: 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?, 🗹🗹: Variant
(Prinzmetal's) Angina
Q: A delta wave on the electrocardiogram (ECG) may be present in which condition?,
🗹🗹: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Q: Which pain characteristic is usually indicative of angina pectoris?, 🗹🗹: Diffuse
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Q: 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?, 🗹🗹: About 30%
Q: What is the most common form of heart disease in a patient with atrial fibrillation?,
🗹🗹: Coronary artery disease associated with heart failure
Q: In which patient do premature ventricular contractions NOT need to be treated?,
🗹🗹: . Kelly, a 25-year-old female with an allergy to bee stings
Q: What does digitalis compete with at binding sites on the cell membrane?, 🗹🗹:
Potassium
Q: What of the following patients is a candidate for statins?, 🗹🗹: Christa is a 65-
year-old female with a history of myocardial infarction (MI)
Q: Which information should be included when you are teaching your patient about the
use of nicotine gum?, 🗹🗹: The gum must be correctly chewed to a softened state and
then placed in the buccal mucosa
Q: How much nicotine does an average cigarette contain?, 🗹🗹: 15 to 20 mg
Q: 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 steps is Madeline in
regarding behavioral changes and her attempts at cessation?, 🗹🗹: Preparation
Q: What is the first-line recommended treatment against Group A beta-hemolytic
streptococci (GABHS), the most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis?, 🗹🗹:
Penicillin
Q: Cydney presents with a history of asthma. She has not been treated for a while. She
complains of daily but not continual symptoms, greater than 1 week and at nighttime.
She has been using her rescue inhaler. Her FEV1 is 60% to 80% predicted. How would
you classify her asthma severity?, 🗹🗹: Moderate persistent
NSG6001 Week3 Questions and Answers
(Expert Solutions)
Q: Which of the following doses of statins decrease LDL by up to 50% on average?,
🗹🗹: Atorvastatin 80 mg
Q: What is true regarding the treatment of cilostazol?, 🗹🗹: It causes platelet
aggregation
Q: Which of the following medications can cause hyperlipidemia?, 🗹🗹: High dose
diuretics
Q: Which of the following complementary therapies may be helpful if a patient has
orthostatic hypotension?, 🗹🗹: Hawthorn Berry
Q: The patient has metabolic syndrome. Patient is at increased risk for what condition?,
🗹🗹: Diadbetes Mellitus
Q: You are assessing Sigred for metabolic syndrome. Which of her parameters is
indicative of this syndrome?, 🗹🗹: Her waist is 36 inches
Q: 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?, 🗹🗹: Variant
(Prinzmetal's) Angina
Q: A delta wave on the electrocardiogram (ECG) may be present in which condition?,
🗹🗹: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Q: Which pain characteristic is usually indicative of angina pectoris?, 🗹🗹: Diffuse
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Q: 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?, 🗹🗹: About 30%
Q: What is the most common form of heart disease in a patient with atrial fibrillation?,
🗹🗹: Coronary artery disease associated with heart failure
Q: In which patient do premature ventricular contractions NOT need to be treated?,
🗹🗹: . Kelly, a 25-year-old female with an allergy to bee stings
Q: What does digitalis compete with at binding sites on the cell membrane?, 🗹🗹:
Potassium
Q: What of the following patients is a candidate for statins?, 🗹🗹: Christa is a 65-
year-old female with a history of myocardial infarction (MI)
Q: Which information should be included when you are teaching your patient about the
use of nicotine gum?, 🗹🗹: The gum must be correctly chewed to a softened state and
then placed in the buccal mucosa
Q: How much nicotine does an average cigarette contain?, 🗹🗹: 15 to 20 mg
Q: 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 steps is Madeline in
regarding behavioral changes and her attempts at cessation?, 🗹🗹: Preparation
Q: What is the first-line recommended treatment against Group A beta-hemolytic
streptococci (GABHS), the most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis?, 🗹🗹:
Penicillin
Q: Cydney presents with a history of asthma. She has not been treated for a while. She
complains of daily but not continual symptoms, greater than 1 week and at nighttime.
She has been using her rescue inhaler. Her FEV1 is 60% to 80% predicted. How would
you classify her asthma severity?, 🗹🗹: Moderate persistent
