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NSG 533 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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PathosdNSGsd533sdExamsd3


(5)sdNon-modifiablesdrisksdfactorssdforsdCADsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
(1)sdAgesd
(2)sdGender
(3)sdEthnicity
(4)sdFamilysdhistory
(5)sdGeneticsdpredisposition


(6)sdTraditionalsdmodifiablesdrisksdfactorssdforsdCADsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔
✔ (1)sdDyslipidemiasd(abnormalsdserumsdlipoproteins)

(2)sdHTNsd(endothelialsdinjurysdandsdmyocardialsdhypertrophy)
(3)sdCigarettesdSmokingsd(endothelialsdinjurysdandsdoxygensdradicals)
(4)sdDiabetessd(endothelialsdinjurysdandsdvesselsdwallsddamage)
(5)sdObesity/SedentarysdLifestylesd(strongestsdlinksdtosdCAD)
(6)sdAtherogenicsdDietsd(highsdinsdsalt,sdfat,sdtranssdfat,sdcarbs)


(10)sdNovelsdrisksdfactorssdforsdCADsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
(1)sdMarkerssdofsdInflammation,sdischemiasdandsdthrombosissd(c-
reactivesdprotein,sdtroponin,sdfibrinogen)
(2)sdAdipokinessd(adiponectin,sdleptin)
(3)sdCKDsd(assdGFRsddeclines,sdrisksdforsdCADsdincreases)

,(4)sdAirsdPollutionsdandsdIonizingsdRadiation
(5)sdMedicationssd(NSAIDSsdincreasesdrisksdforsdCAD)
(6)sdCoronarysdArterysdCalcificationsdandsdCarotidsdArterysdWallsdThickness
(7)sdMicrobiomesd(diet/lifestyle)
(8)sdElevatedsdFibrinogensd(inflammatorysdmarker)
(9)sdElevatedsdLDLsdparticlesdnumbersd(cholesterolsdconcentrationsdwithinsdp
articles)
(10)sdSmall,sddensesdLDLssd(vs.sdlargesdfluffysdlipoprotein)



Lipidssd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Referssdtosdcholesterolsdinsdparticular.sdRequiredsdbysdmostsdcellssdforsdmanu
facture/repairsdofsdplasmasdmembranes.sd


HighsddietarysdintakesdofsdcholesterolsdandsdfatssdresultssdinsdhighsdlevelssdofsdL
DLsdinsdthesdbloodstream,sdwhichsdcansdleadsdtosdAtherosclerosissdandsdcontrib
utesdtosdCAD


Lipoproteinssd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Referssdtosdlipids,sdphospholipids,sdcholesterol,sdandsdtriglyceridessdboundsd
tosdcarriersdproteins.


-sdLDLsd(low-
densitysdlipoprotein):sdcontainsdmostlysdcholesterolsdandsdprotein.

,-sdHDLsd(high-densitysdlipoprotein):sdmainlysdphospholipidssdandsdprotein
-sdVLDLsd(very-low-
densitysdlipoprotein):sdmainlysdtriglyceridesdandsdprotein


Atherosclerosissd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ -
sdProgressive,sdmultifactorialsddiseasesdprocesssdthatsdgenerallysdbeginssdinsdc


hildhood;sdclinicalsdmanifestationssdoccursdinsdmiddlesdtosdlatesdadulthood,sdth
atsdresultssdinsdthesdvariablesdcompositionsdofsdlesions


-
Highsddietarysdintakesdofsdcholesterolsdandsdfatssdresultssdinsdhighsdlevelssdofsd
sd


LDLsdinsdthesdbloodstream.sdLDLsdoxidation,sdmigrationsdintosdthesdvesselsdw
all,sdandsdphagocytosissdbysdmacrophagessdresultsdinsdfattysddepositssdcalledsdp
laquessdtosdformsdonsdthesdinnersdwallssdofsdthesdarteries


DescribesdthesdrelationshipsdbetweensdHDLsd(high-
densitysdlipoprotein),sdLDLsd(low-densitysdlipoprotein),sdVLDLsd(very-low-
densitysdlipoprotein),sdandsdCADsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
LowsdlevelssdofsdHDLsdposesdrisksdforsdCAD.sdHDLsdissdresponsiblesdforsdret
urningsdexcessivesdcholesterolsdtosdthesdliversdforsdeliminationsdorsdconversion
sdtosdcholesterol-


containingsdsteroids.sdHDLsdcansdalsosdremovesdexcessivesdcholesterolsdthrou
ghsdthesdarterialsdwall.sdItsdcansdprotectsdLDLsdfromsdoxidation,sdpreservesdend
othelialsdfunction,sdandsdpromotesdanti-
inflammatorysdandsdantithromboticsdeffects.sdVLDLsdposesdrisksdforsdCAD,sde
speciallysdinsdcombinationsdwithsdothersdrisksdfactorssdsuchsdassddiabetes

, TotalsdCholesterolsdrisksdlevelssdforsdCADsd(dyslipidemiasdcriteria)sd-
sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ <200sd=sddesirable

200-239sd=sdborderline
≥240sd=sdhigh


LDLsdrisksdlevelssdforsdCADsd(dyslipidemiasdcriteria)sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔
✔ <100sd=sdoptimalsd

100-129sd=sdnearsdoptimal
130-159sd=sdborderline
160-189sd=sdhigh
≥190sd=sdverysdhigh


HDLsdrisksdlevelssdforsdCADsd(dyslipidemiasdcriteria)sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔
✔ <40sd=sdlow

≥60sd=sdhigh


TriglyceridesdrisksdlevelssdforsdCADsd(dyslipidemiasdcriteria)sd-
sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ <150sd=sddesirablesd

150-199sd=sdborderline
200-499sd=sdhigh

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