CCC 3 - Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

CCC 3 - Exam 3 Questions and

Answers 100% Pass


Normal creatinine levels - CORRECT ANSWER:-0.8-1.2 mg/dL

Modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease - CORRECT ANSWER:-

*obesity




*↑ cholesterol




*HTN




*diabetes




*Smoking




*sedentary lifestyle

,*↑ stress




*excessive alcohol intake




*cocaine use

Metabolic syndrome Components - CORRECT ANSWER:-*↑ waist

circumference (abdominal obesity)

-men: > 40 in (102 cm)

-women: > 35 in (88 cm)




*↑ triglyceride level

-> 150 mg/dL




*↓ high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level

-men: < 40 mg/dL

-women: < 50 mg/dL

,*↑ BP

-at or above 130/85 mm Hg




*↑ fasting blood glucose level (indicating insulin resistance)

-100 mg/dL or greater

HTN = ______________ - CORRECT ANSWER:-"silent killer"

HTN affects the... - CORRECT ANSWER:-heart, kidneys, and blood vessels

Non-modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease - CORRECT ANSWER:-

*gender

-males = ↑ risk




*family history of heart disease




*age

-older age = ↑ risk




*race

-African American = much ↑ rate of HTN (= ↑ risk of heart disease)

, BP is lower when _________ and higher when _________ - CORRECT

ANSWER:-*sleeping




*exercising

HTN

*etiology

*contributing factors... - CORRECT ANSWER:-*unknown; believed to be related

to alterations in immune system




*contributing factors:

-secretion of excess sodium-retaining hormones and vasoconstriction substances

-↑ sodium intake

-obesity

-diabetes mellitus

-↑ alcohol intake

-SNS activity

diagnose HTN - CORRECT ANSWER:-BP taken at least 2 times on different

days