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NSG 555/ NSG555 Exam 2 – Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care II Guide| Wilkes (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION Goal LDL-C for DM Answer: less than 70 QUESTION Clinical workflow for ASCVD Answer: -h&p, health behaviors (smoking, diet..), risk factors (BP, lipids..) -estimate ASCVD risk 10-yr and lifetime -consider risk-enhancing factors (CKD, fam hx early dz, ABI 0.9...) -discuss importance and drug therapy w/ pt -recommend lifestyle modifications -address control of BP and other goals -borderline or intermediate risk and pt uncertain about statin, or any uncertainty - consider CAC -high risk pts - recommend statin -monitor response routinely (lipids/BP) QUESTION Low ASCVD risk Answer: 0-5% -lifestyle modifications QUESTION Borderline ASCVD risk Answer: 5-7.5% -if uncertainty, CAC QUESTION Intermediate ASCVD risk Answer: 7.5% - 20% -if uncertainty, CAC QUESTION High ASCVD risk Answer: greater than 20% -statin QUESTION CAC 0 Answer: statin not needed QUESTION CAC 1-99 or less than 75% for age/gender... Answer: -can start statin now or reevaluate CAC in 5 years QUESTION CAC 100 or greater or greater than 75% for age/gender.. Answer: start statin QUESTION Indicators of metabolic syndrome Answer: -waist circumference -glucose levels -BP -triglycerides -HDL cholesterol QUESTION Heart murmur grade 1 Answer: difficult to hear QUESTION Heart murmur grade 2 Answer: quiet QUESTION Heart murmur grade 3

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NSGl 555/l NSG555l Examl 2l –l Nursel
Practitionersl inl Primaryl Carel IIl Guide|l
Wilkesl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Goall LDL-Cl forl DM
Answer:
lessl thanl 70



Q:l Clinicall workflowl forl ASCVD
Answer:
-h&p,l healthl behaviorsl (smoking,l diet..),l riskl factorsl (BP,l lipids..)
-estimatel ASCVDl riskl 10-yrl andl lifetime
-considerl risk-enhancingl factorsl (CKD,l faml hxl earlyl dz,l ABIl <0.9...)
-discussl importancel andl drugl therapyl w/l pt
-recommendl lifestylel modifications
-addressl controll ofl BPl andl otherl goals
-borderlinel orl intermediatel riskl andl ptl uncertainl aboutl statin,l orl anyl uncertaintyl -l
considerl CAC
-highl riskl ptsl -l recommendl statin
-monitorl responsel routinelyl (lipids/BP)



Q:l Lowl ASCVDl risk
Answer:
0-5%
-lifestylel modifications

,Q:l Borderlinel ASCVDl risk
Answer:
5-7.5%
-ifl uncertainty,l CAC



Q:l Intermediatel ASCVDl risk
Answer:
7.5%l -l 20%
-ifl uncertainty,l CAC



Q:l Highl ASCVDl risk
Answer:
greaterl thanl 20%
-statin



Q:l CACl 0
Answer:
statinl notl needed



Q:l CACl 1-99l orl lessl thanl 75%l forl age/gender...
Answer:
-canl startl statinl nowl orl reevaluatel CACl inl 5l years



Q:l CACl 100l orl greaterl orl greaterl thanl 75%l forl age/gender..
Answer:
startl statin

, Q:l Indicatorsl ofl metabolicl syndrome
Answer:
-waistl circumference
-glucosel levels
-BP
-triglycerides
-HDLl cholesterol



Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 1
Answer:
difficultl tol hear



Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 2
Answer:
quiet



Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 3
Answer:
easyl tol hear



Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 4
Answer:
easyl tol hearl withl palpablel thrill



Q:l Heartl murmurl gradel 5

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