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Quiz____?
Sarah, who is postmenopausal, has controlled asthma and hypertension being effectively treated
with medication, and she smokes cigarettes. She has a low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
cholesterol level of 170 mg/dL and a high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level of 40 mg/dL. To
reduce Sarah's risk of a coronary event, the treatment plan would focus on:
A. Lowering her LDL cholesterol level.
B. Lowering her HDL cholesterol level.
C. aggressively treating and controlling her hypertension and asthma.
D. getting Sarah to stop smoking. -
Answer✓✓
A. Lowering her LDL cholesterol level.
Quiz____?
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, The most common cause of elevated total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in the
United States
A. heredity
B. Hypothyroidism
C. Diabetes
D. A diet high in saturated fat. -
Answer✓✓
D. A diet high in saturated fat.
Quiz____?
Which of the following statements about hypertension is true?
A. It is frequently caused by pheochromocytoma.
B. It is usually the result of an underlying correctable problem.
C. The cause is unknown in approximately 95% of cases.
D. It has a higher incidence among adult white men than any other group. -
Answer✓✓
C. The cause is unknown in approximately 95% of cases.
Quiz____?
What value on the ABI diagnoses PAD?
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, A. Less than 0.25
B. Less than 0.5
C. Less than 0.9
D. 1 or greater -
Answer✓✓
D. 1 or greater.
Quiz____?
Harry, age 54, comes to your office with waxing and waning ischemic symptoms over a period
of days and weeks, an increase in angina while at rest, and transient ST changes on his
echocardiogram. This presentation leads you to believe that he is experiencing.
A. A brain attack (stroke/CVA).
B. A myocardial infarction.
C. Stable angina.
D. Unstable angina. -
Answer✓✓
D. Unstable angina
Quiz____?
Pharmacological therapy for mitral valve disease in adults include:
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, A. Treatment of dyspnea with diuretics to relieve congestion.
B. Reduction of fast ventricular rates with beta blockers or calcium channel blockers
C. Preload reduction with antihypertensive agents to decrease regurgitant flow.
D. Daily antibiotic use to ward off bacterial infections. -
Answer✓✓
A. Treatment of dypsnea with diuretics to relieve congestion.
Quiz____?
Some older adults develop postural hypotension with hypertensive drug therapy. What is
included in your teaching with these individuals?
A. Drug therapy will be discontinued as soon as their blood pressure stabilizes to prevent this
problem from recurring.
B. Slight dehydration will prevent postural hypotension from occurring.
C. Clients should sleep in a high Fowler's position to prevent this from happening.
D. Clients should be taught to sit on the edge of the bed before standing. -
Answer✓✓
D. Clients should be taught to sit on the edge of the bed before standing.
Quiz____?
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Quiz____?
Sarah, who is postmenopausal, has controlled asthma and hypertension being effectively treated
with medication, and she smokes cigarettes. She has a low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
cholesterol level of 170 mg/dL and a high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level of 40 mg/dL. To
reduce Sarah's risk of a coronary event, the treatment plan would focus on:
A. Lowering her LDL cholesterol level.
B. Lowering her HDL cholesterol level.
C. aggressively treating and controlling her hypertension and asthma.
D. getting Sarah to stop smoking. -
Answer✓✓
A. Lowering her LDL cholesterol level.
Quiz____?
1
, The most common cause of elevated total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in the
United States
A. heredity
B. Hypothyroidism
C. Diabetes
D. A diet high in saturated fat. -
Answer✓✓
D. A diet high in saturated fat.
Quiz____?
Which of the following statements about hypertension is true?
A. It is frequently caused by pheochromocytoma.
B. It is usually the result of an underlying correctable problem.
C. The cause is unknown in approximately 95% of cases.
D. It has a higher incidence among adult white men than any other group. -
Answer✓✓
C. The cause is unknown in approximately 95% of cases.
Quiz____?
What value on the ABI diagnoses PAD?
2
, A. Less than 0.25
B. Less than 0.5
C. Less than 0.9
D. 1 or greater -
Answer✓✓
D. 1 or greater.
Quiz____?
Harry, age 54, comes to your office with waxing and waning ischemic symptoms over a period
of days and weeks, an increase in angina while at rest, and transient ST changes on his
echocardiogram. This presentation leads you to believe that he is experiencing.
A. A brain attack (stroke/CVA).
B. A myocardial infarction.
C. Stable angina.
D. Unstable angina. -
Answer✓✓
D. Unstable angina
Quiz____?
Pharmacological therapy for mitral valve disease in adults include:
3
, A. Treatment of dyspnea with diuretics to relieve congestion.
B. Reduction of fast ventricular rates with beta blockers or calcium channel blockers
C. Preload reduction with antihypertensive agents to decrease regurgitant flow.
D. Daily antibiotic use to ward off bacterial infections. -
Answer✓✓
A. Treatment of dypsnea with diuretics to relieve congestion.
Quiz____?
Some older adults develop postural hypotension with hypertensive drug therapy. What is
included in your teaching with these individuals?
A. Drug therapy will be discontinued as soon as their blood pressure stabilizes to prevent this
problem from recurring.
B. Slight dehydration will prevent postural hypotension from occurring.
C. Clients should sleep in a high Fowler's position to prevent this from happening.
D. Clients should be taught to sit on the edge of the bed before standing. -
Answer✓✓
D. Clients should be taught to sit on the edge of the bed before standing.
Quiz____?
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