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NSG554 FINAL EXAM /NSG 554 PRIMARY CARE FINAL EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||WILKES
Week 8
What is the primary target of hyperlipidemia therapy?
A. Total Cholesterol
B. Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDL)
C. High-Density Lipoproteins (HDL)
D. Triglycerides - ANSWER-B
Goal = Regulation of LDL!
ALERT! In hypertriglyceridemia with TG >500 mg/dL, TG lowering
becomes the primary goal until <500 mg/dL to prevent acute
pancreatitis!
Week 8
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What are some ways to prevent the development of Metabolic
Syndrome? (Select All That Apply)
A. Maintain healthy weight
B. Regular intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB)
C. Regular physical exercise
D. Smoking cessation
E. Excessive alcohol intake
F. Nighttime snacking - ANSWER-A, C, D
How to Prevent Metabolic Syndrome
- Healthy weight
- Healthy lifestyle
- Regular physical activity
- Limited processed carbohydrates and sugars, avoid SSB, limited
alcohol
Week 8
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Please select the risk factors associated with the development of
secondary hyperlipidemia (increased LDL due to underlying
causes)? (Select all that apply)
A. Well-Controlled Diabetes
B. Saturated Fat-Dense Diet
C. Excessive Physical Exercise
D. High Carbohydrate & Sugar Intake
E. Malnutrition
F. Excessive Alcohol Intake
G. Use of Glucocorticoids and/or Hormone Therapy - ANSWER-
B, D, E, F, G
Causes/Risk Factors of Hyperlipidemia
Lifestyle: Excessive Alcohol Intake, Lack of Physical Activity,
Saturated Fat-Dense Diet, High Carbohydrate/Sugar Intake,
Malnutrition
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Medical History: Genetics, Overweight/Obesity/Metabolic
Syndromes/Prediabetes, Uncontrolled Diabetes, Hypothyroidism,
Pregnancy, Kidney: CKD Stage 3, Nephrotic Syndrome,
Cholestatic Liver Disease, Lipodystrophy, Paraproteinemia,
Chronic Inflammatory Conditions (RA, SLE)
Medications: Hormone Therapy (Progestins, Oral Estrogens,
Anabolic Steroids, Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators),
Protease Inhibitors (HIV), Immunosuppressive Drugs,
Glucocorticoids, Retinoids, Interferon, Taxol Derivatives, L-
Asparaginase, Cyclophosphamide, Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs,
Beta Blockers, Thiazide Diuretics, Bile Acid Sequestrants
Risk Factors: Obesity, Physical inactivity, Family history, Cigarette
smoking, Excessive alcohol use
Week 8
Your client, who has a history of heart failure, is diagnosed with
hypertension. You need to initiate antihypertensives. Generally,
what two classes of antihypertensives are appropriate for those
with a history of heart failure?
NSG554 FINAL EXAM /NSG 554 PRIMARY CARE FINAL EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||WILKES
Week 8
What is the primary target of hyperlipidemia therapy?
A. Total Cholesterol
B. Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDL)
C. High-Density Lipoproteins (HDL)
D. Triglycerides - ANSWER-B
Goal = Regulation of LDL!
ALERT! In hypertriglyceridemia with TG >500 mg/dL, TG lowering
becomes the primary goal until <500 mg/dL to prevent acute
pancreatitis!
Week 8
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What are some ways to prevent the development of Metabolic
Syndrome? (Select All That Apply)
A. Maintain healthy weight
B. Regular intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB)
C. Regular physical exercise
D. Smoking cessation
E. Excessive alcohol intake
F. Nighttime snacking - ANSWER-A, C, D
How to Prevent Metabolic Syndrome
- Healthy weight
- Healthy lifestyle
- Regular physical activity
- Limited processed carbohydrates and sugars, avoid SSB, limited
alcohol
Week 8
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Please select the risk factors associated with the development of
secondary hyperlipidemia (increased LDL due to underlying
causes)? (Select all that apply)
A. Well-Controlled Diabetes
B. Saturated Fat-Dense Diet
C. Excessive Physical Exercise
D. High Carbohydrate & Sugar Intake
E. Malnutrition
F. Excessive Alcohol Intake
G. Use of Glucocorticoids and/or Hormone Therapy - ANSWER-
B, D, E, F, G
Causes/Risk Factors of Hyperlipidemia
Lifestyle: Excessive Alcohol Intake, Lack of Physical Activity,
Saturated Fat-Dense Diet, High Carbohydrate/Sugar Intake,
Malnutrition
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Medical History: Genetics, Overweight/Obesity/Metabolic
Syndromes/Prediabetes, Uncontrolled Diabetes, Hypothyroidism,
Pregnancy, Kidney: CKD Stage 3, Nephrotic Syndrome,
Cholestatic Liver Disease, Lipodystrophy, Paraproteinemia,
Chronic Inflammatory Conditions (RA, SLE)
Medications: Hormone Therapy (Progestins, Oral Estrogens,
Anabolic Steroids, Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators),
Protease Inhibitors (HIV), Immunosuppressive Drugs,
Glucocorticoids, Retinoids, Interferon, Taxol Derivatives, L-
Asparaginase, Cyclophosphamide, Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs,
Beta Blockers, Thiazide Diuretics, Bile Acid Sequestrants
Risk Factors: Obesity, Physical inactivity, Family history, Cigarette
smoking, Excessive alcohol use
Week 8
Your client, who has a history of heart failure, is diagnosed with
hypertension. You need to initiate antihypertensives. Generally,
what two classes of antihypertensives are appropriate for those
with a history of heart failure?
