NURS 251 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following is correct regarding atherosclerosis and coronary artery
disease (CAD)?
A genetic contribution accounts for about 90% of all CAD cases.
Many genes are associated with inflammation in atherosclerosis and CAD
People who carry the ApoE4 allele tend to have lower risk for CAD.
It is a monogenic disorder
Many genes are associated with inflammation in atherosclerosis and CAD
The risk factor(s) that contributed to cardiovascular disease was/were
Smoking
All of the above
High cholesterol
Hypertension
All of the above
Atherosclerosis is the term used to describe
the onset of a heart attack.
high blood cholesterol
the increase of pressure in the arteries
narrowing of the coronary arteries
narrowing of the coronary arteries
Which of the follwing is true regarding familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)?
Most common genetic defects in FH are LDLR mutations
Homozygotic mutation of LDLR gene may cause severe cardiovascular disease in
childhood.
All of the above
FH is a common genetic disorder, inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern.
All of the above
, Which of the following is not true regarding stroke?
People with Hypertension are 4-5 times more likely to have a stroke than people
without hypertension
Usually single-gene disorders
The interaction of Factor V Leiden with other cardiovascular risk factors may
increase the risk for ischemic stroke
Family history doubles or triples risk of stroke
Usually single-gene disorders
Which of the following is not a polygenic disorder?
Stroke
Hypertension
Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia
Coronary artery disease
Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia
What is the genetic contribution to the development of the most common forms
of atherosclerosis?
Variation in a variety of genes each exerting a small effect
Disordered mitochondrial function reducing energy production
Single gene mutation following autosomal dominant inheritance
Genetic predisposition expressed after exposure to a viral trigger
Variation in a variety of genes each exerting a small effect
Which variable in a person with coronary artery disease increases the likelihood
of a strong genetic influence in its expression?
The disorder is present in about 5% of the person's maternal older male family
members.
The disorder is not present in the person's dizygotic twin.
Which of the following is correct regarding atherosclerosis and coronary artery
disease (CAD)?
A genetic contribution accounts for about 90% of all CAD cases.
Many genes are associated with inflammation in atherosclerosis and CAD
People who carry the ApoE4 allele tend to have lower risk for CAD.
It is a monogenic disorder
Many genes are associated with inflammation in atherosclerosis and CAD
The risk factor(s) that contributed to cardiovascular disease was/were
Smoking
All of the above
High cholesterol
Hypertension
All of the above
Atherosclerosis is the term used to describe
the onset of a heart attack.
high blood cholesterol
the increase of pressure in the arteries
narrowing of the coronary arteries
narrowing of the coronary arteries
Which of the follwing is true regarding familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)?
Most common genetic defects in FH are LDLR mutations
Homozygotic mutation of LDLR gene may cause severe cardiovascular disease in
childhood.
All of the above
FH is a common genetic disorder, inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern.
All of the above
, Which of the following is not true regarding stroke?
People with Hypertension are 4-5 times more likely to have a stroke than people
without hypertension
Usually single-gene disorders
The interaction of Factor V Leiden with other cardiovascular risk factors may
increase the risk for ischemic stroke
Family history doubles or triples risk of stroke
Usually single-gene disorders
Which of the following is not a polygenic disorder?
Stroke
Hypertension
Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia
Coronary artery disease
Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia
What is the genetic contribution to the development of the most common forms
of atherosclerosis?
Variation in a variety of genes each exerting a small effect
Disordered mitochondrial function reducing energy production
Single gene mutation following autosomal dominant inheritance
Genetic predisposition expressed after exposure to a viral trigger
Variation in a variety of genes each exerting a small effect
Which variable in a person with coronary artery disease increases the likelihood
of a strong genetic influence in its expression?
The disorder is present in about 5% of the person's maternal older male family
members.
The disorder is not present in the person's dizygotic twin.
