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NUR 225 Exam 5 with correct detailed answers ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




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CH 10:The primary focus for prevention and management of metabolic syndrome and its
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sequelae is ||//\\||




A. elevated high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, depressed low-density lipoprotein
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(LDL) cholesterol, and low total cholesterol
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B. low HDL cholesterol, low LDL cholesterol, and low total cholesterol
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C. low triglycerides
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D. high HDL cholesterol, low LDL cholesterol, and low triglycerides
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A




CH 10 A person with type 1 diabetes mellitus and hypertension has the following lipid
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profile: total serum cholesterol 288 mg/dL, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol 200
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mg/dL, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol 48 mg/dL, and triglycerides 200 mg/dL.
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How would you evaluate the results of the lipid profile? (Select all that apply.)
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A. LDL cholesterol is elevated.
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B. HDL cholesterol is within normal limits.
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C. Triglyceride level is elevated.
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D. Total cholesterol is within normal limits.
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D

,CH 10: A 48-year-old man visits his health care provider for his annual checkup. He is
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otherwise in good health, but assessment findings reveal the new onset of a slight increase ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




in blood pressure and a total serum cholesterol of 240 mg/dL. What can the nurse
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anticipate as the preferred treatment for this patient? ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




A. a low-lipid diet and an exercise program
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B. a low-lipid diet and a cholesterol synthesis inhibitor
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C. an exercise program and a fibrate
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D. a low-lipid diet and an exercise program
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A




CH 10: A man has not been able to decrease his low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol
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levels with lifestyle management, and his nurse practitioner has prescribed atorvastatin, a
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hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor. The nurse explains to ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




him that atorvastatin is best administered
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A. without regard for time of day
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B. at noon, taken with grapefruit juice
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C. with a snack in the early afternoon
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D. every other day with a dose of red yeast rice
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A




CH 10: A 36-year-old woman has been taking atorvastatin 20 mg PO daily for 6 months to
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treat mild dyslipidemia. At a clinic appointment, she tells the nurse she is 6 weeks
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pregnant. The nurse counsels the patient that it is likely that her midwife will counsel her ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




A. to increase the dose of prenatal vitamins
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B. to reduce the dosage of her lovastatin to 20 mg PO daily
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C. to increase the dosage to 40 mg PO twice daily
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, D. about discontinuing the drug during pregnancy
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D




CH 10: John Jones, a 47-year-old teacher, now takes cholestyramine, and the nurse teaches
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him about the medication and its use. The nurse should be concerned if, after the teaching
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session, Mr. Jones states ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




A. "I should take the medicine with a full glass of water when I take my other medications"
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B. "I am taking this medication to decrease my LDL cholesterol level"
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C. "I should swallow the tablets whole"
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D. "I may need to supplement my intake of the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K"
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D




CH 10: Karen James, a 32-year-old accountant with type 1 diabetes mellitus, is taking
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gemfibrozil to reduce her serum triglyceride level. She asks why she could not take niacin, ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




as her husband does. The nurse responds
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A. "Either drug reduces triglycerides. Why don't you ask your nurse practitioner if the drug
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therapy could be changed?" ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




B. "Gemfibrozil is the only drug recommended for use to lower cholesterol"
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C. "Niacin therapy is not recommended for use in women"
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D. "Niacin increases blood glucose levels and is not preferred for people with diabetes"
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D




CH 10: The nurse practitioner adds cholestyramine to statin therapy in a patient with
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markedly elevated serum levels of LDL cholesterol. Which of the following if stated by the ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




patient indicates that patient teaching has been successful? (Select all that apply.)
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