NSGl 555/l NSG555l Examl 2l –l Nursel
Practitionersl inl Primaryl Carel IIl Review|l
Wilkesl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Whatl isl thel leadingl causel ofl seriousl long-terml disabilityl inl thel Unitedl States?
Answer:
Stroke.
Q:l Whatl factorsl contributel tol thel declinel ofl strokel mortality?
Answer:
Controll ofl hypertension,l diabetesl mellitus,l andl highl cholesterol.
Q:l Whatl percentagel ofl strokesl arel ischemicl strokes?
Answer:
Thel vastl majorityl ofl strokesl arel ischemic.
Q:l Whatl isl carotidl arteryl disease?
Answer:
Atheroscleroticl narrowingl ofl thel extracraniall arteries,l mostl oftenl atl thel bifurcationl ofl
thel carotidl artery.
Q:l Whatl arel nonmodifiablel riskl factorsl forl stroke?
,Answer:
Age,l gender,l race,l andl ethnicl background.
Q:l Whatl arel modifiablel riskl factorsl forl stroke?
Answer:
Highl bloodl pressure,l smoking,l hyperlipidemia,l diabetesl mellitus,l obesity,l andl physicall
inactivity.
Q:l Whatl isl al transientl ischemicl attackl (TIA)?
Answer:
Acutel neurologicl dysfunctionl lastingl lessl thanl 24l hoursl withoutl acutel infarction.
Q:l Whatl symptomsl mayl indicatel symptomaticl carotidl stenosisl (CS)?
Answer:
Transientl ischemicl attack,l ischemicl stroke,l orl subtlel neurologicl deficits.
Q:l Whatl isl thel relationshipl betweenl diabetesl andl ischemicl strokel risk?
Answer:
Diabetesl isl associatedl withl al twofoldl tol fivefoldl increasel inl ischemicl strokel risk.
Q:l Whatl isl thel significancel ofl thel circlel ofl Willisl inl carotidl stenosis?
Answer:
Itl canl maintainl adequatel perfusionl tol thel brain,l potentiallyl maskingl symptomsl ofl severel
carotidl stenosis.
Q:l Howl doesl smokingl affectl strokel risk?
, Answer:
Currentl smokersl havel al strokel riskl thatl isl twol tol fourl timesl higherl thanl nonsmokers.
Q:l Whatl conditionl increasesl thel riskl ofl strokel duel tol elevatedl levels?
Answer:
Hyperhomocysteinemia
Q:l Whatl dietaryl intakel hasl beenl associatedl withl decreasedl strokel rates?
Answer:
Grainl productsl enrichedl withl folicl acid
Q:l Howl doesl physicall inactivityl relatel tol strokel risk?
Answer:
Itl isl al modifiablel riskl factor;l individualsl exercisingl fourl orl morel timesl perl weekl havel
al lowerl risk.
Q:l Whatl isl thel relationshipl betweenl chronicl kidneyl diseasel (CKD)l andl cardiovascularl
diseasel (CVD)?
Answer:
CKDl isl anl independentl riskl factorl forl CVD.
Q:l Whatl twol factorsl arel evaluatedl tol assessl kidneyl function?
Answer:
Estimatedl glomerularl filtrationl ratel (eGFR)l andl presencel ofl proteinuria.
Practitionersl inl Primaryl Carel IIl Review|l
Wilkesl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Whatl isl thel leadingl causel ofl seriousl long-terml disabilityl inl thel Unitedl States?
Answer:
Stroke.
Q:l Whatl factorsl contributel tol thel declinel ofl strokel mortality?
Answer:
Controll ofl hypertension,l diabetesl mellitus,l andl highl cholesterol.
Q:l Whatl percentagel ofl strokesl arel ischemicl strokes?
Answer:
Thel vastl majorityl ofl strokesl arel ischemic.
Q:l Whatl isl carotidl arteryl disease?
Answer:
Atheroscleroticl narrowingl ofl thel extracraniall arteries,l mostl oftenl atl thel bifurcationl ofl
thel carotidl artery.
Q:l Whatl arel nonmodifiablel riskl factorsl forl stroke?
,Answer:
Age,l gender,l race,l andl ethnicl background.
Q:l Whatl arel modifiablel riskl factorsl forl stroke?
Answer:
Highl bloodl pressure,l smoking,l hyperlipidemia,l diabetesl mellitus,l obesity,l andl physicall
inactivity.
Q:l Whatl isl al transientl ischemicl attackl (TIA)?
Answer:
Acutel neurologicl dysfunctionl lastingl lessl thanl 24l hoursl withoutl acutel infarction.
Q:l Whatl symptomsl mayl indicatel symptomaticl carotidl stenosisl (CS)?
Answer:
Transientl ischemicl attack,l ischemicl stroke,l orl subtlel neurologicl deficits.
Q:l Whatl isl thel relationshipl betweenl diabetesl andl ischemicl strokel risk?
Answer:
Diabetesl isl associatedl withl al twofoldl tol fivefoldl increasel inl ischemicl strokel risk.
Q:l Whatl isl thel significancel ofl thel circlel ofl Willisl inl carotidl stenosis?
Answer:
Itl canl maintainl adequatel perfusionl tol thel brain,l potentiallyl maskingl symptomsl ofl severel
carotidl stenosis.
Q:l Howl doesl smokingl affectl strokel risk?
, Answer:
Currentl smokersl havel al strokel riskl thatl isl twol tol fourl timesl higherl thanl nonsmokers.
Q:l Whatl conditionl increasesl thel riskl ofl strokel duel tol elevatedl levels?
Answer:
Hyperhomocysteinemia
Q:l Whatl dietaryl intakel hasl beenl associatedl withl decreasedl strokel rates?
Answer:
Grainl productsl enrichedl withl folicl acid
Q:l Howl doesl physicall inactivityl relatel tol strokel risk?
Answer:
Itl isl al modifiablel riskl factor;l individualsl exercisingl fourl orl morel timesl perl weekl havel
al lowerl risk.
Q:l Whatl isl thel relationshipl betweenl chronicl kidneyl diseasel (CKD)l andl cardiovascularl
diseasel (CVD)?
Answer:
CKDl isl anl independentl riskl factorl forl CVD.
Q:l Whatl twol factorsl arel evaluatedl tol assessl kidneyl function?
Answer:
Estimatedl glomerularl filtrationl ratel (eGFR)l andl presencel ofl proteinuria.
