Question 1
pts
First-line therapy for hyperlipidemia is:
Statins
Niacin
Lifestyle changes
Bile acid-binding resins
Question 2
pts
Monitoring of a patient who is on a lipid-lowering drug includes:
Fasting total cholesterol every six months
Lipid profile with attention to serum LDL 6 to 8 weeks after starting therapy, then again
in six weeks
Complete blood count, C-reactive protein, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate after six
weeks of therapy
All of the above
Question 3
pts
The overall goal of treating hyperlipidemia is:
Maintain a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level of less than 160 mg/dL
To reduce atherogenesis
Lowering apo-B, one of the apolipoproteins
All of the above
Question 4
pts
Why has nonfasting lipid testing become popular?
Results are close enough to fasting results and help in observing trends of the therapeutic
response.
, Screening helps identify larger numbers of patients who should be treated.
More patients tend to keep lab appointments when fasting is not required.
All of the above
Question 5
pts
Which of the following patients should not have a statin medication ordered?
Correct!
Someone with three first- or second-degree family members with history of muscle issues
when started on statins
Someone with high lipids but low body mass index (BMI)
Premenopausal woman who have had a recent hysterectomy
A prediabetic male with known metabolic syndrome
Question 6
pts
Patients who have angina, regardless of class, who are also diabetic, should be on:
Nitrates
Beta blockers
ACE inhibitors
Calcium channel blockers
Question 7
pts
Rapid-acting nitrates are important for all angina patients. Which of the following is a true
statement about their use?
These drugs are useful for immediate symptom relief when the patient is certain it is
angina.
The dose is one sublingual tablet or spray every five minutes until the chest pain goes
away.
Take one nitroglycerine tablet or spray at the first sign of angina; repeat every five
minutes for no more than two doses. If chest pain is still not relieved, call 911.
pts
First-line therapy for hyperlipidemia is:
Statins
Niacin
Lifestyle changes
Bile acid-binding resins
Question 2
pts
Monitoring of a patient who is on a lipid-lowering drug includes:
Fasting total cholesterol every six months
Lipid profile with attention to serum LDL 6 to 8 weeks after starting therapy, then again
in six weeks
Complete blood count, C-reactive protein, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate after six
weeks of therapy
All of the above
Question 3
pts
The overall goal of treating hyperlipidemia is:
Maintain a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level of less than 160 mg/dL
To reduce atherogenesis
Lowering apo-B, one of the apolipoproteins
All of the above
Question 4
pts
Why has nonfasting lipid testing become popular?
Results are close enough to fasting results and help in observing trends of the therapeutic
response.
, Screening helps identify larger numbers of patients who should be treated.
More patients tend to keep lab appointments when fasting is not required.
All of the above
Question 5
pts
Which of the following patients should not have a statin medication ordered?
Correct!
Someone with three first- or second-degree family members with history of muscle issues
when started on statins
Someone with high lipids but low body mass index (BMI)
Premenopausal woman who have had a recent hysterectomy
A prediabetic male with known metabolic syndrome
Question 6
pts
Patients who have angina, regardless of class, who are also diabetic, should be on:
Nitrates
Beta blockers
ACE inhibitors
Calcium channel blockers
Question 7
pts
Rapid-acting nitrates are important for all angina patients. Which of the following is a true
statement about their use?
These drugs are useful for immediate symptom relief when the patient is certain it is
angina.
The dose is one sublingual tablet or spray every five minutes until the chest pain goes
away.
Take one nitroglycerine tablet or spray at the first sign of angina; repeat every five
minutes for no more than two doses. If chest pain is still not relieved, call 911.
