AACVPR FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Desirable, borderline and high TC ranges - ✔✔Desirable <200
Borderline 200-240
High >240
✔✔Optimal, borderling, high and very high TG ranges - ✔✔Optimal <150
Borderline 150-199
High 200-499
Very High >500
✔✔Optimal in men and women HDL ranges - ✔✔Men > 40
Women >50
✔✔Optimal, near optimal, borderline, high, very high LDL ranges - ✔✔Optimal <100
Near Optimal 100-129
Borderline 130-159
High 160-189
Very high >190
✔✔Which lipoprotein caries the majority of cholesterol and is the most atherogenic -
✔✔LDL, 60-70% cholesterol
✔✔VLDL-C is how much of triglyceride concentration - ✔✔1/5
✔✔Abdominal obesity criteria for men - ✔✔>102 cm / >40in
✔✔Abdominal obesity criteria for women - ✔✔>88 cm / >35in
✔✔Hyperglycemia criteria - ✔✔FB ≥ 100 or drug treatment
✔✔Rosuvastatin 5, 10mg - ✔✔moderate intensity
✔✔Rosuvstatin 20, 40 mg - ✔✔High intensity
✔✔Atorvastatin 10, 20 mg - ✔✔Moderate intensity
✔✔Atorvastatin 40, 80 mg - ✔✔High intensity
✔✔Simvastatin 10mg - ✔✔Low intensity
✔✔Simvastatin 20, 40mg - ✔✔Moderate intensity
, ✔✔Pravastatin 10, 20mg - ✔✔low intensity
✔✔pravastatin 40, 80mg - ✔✔moderate intensity
✔✔Lovastatin 20mg - ✔✔low intensity
✔✔Lovastatin 40 mg - ✔✔moderate intensity
✔✔Moderate-High intensity statins - ✔✔Rosuvastatin, Atorvastatin
✔✔Low-Moderate intensity statins - ✔✔Simvastatin, Pravastatin, Lovastatin,
Fluvastatin, Pitavastatin
✔✔What four clinical groups benefit from statin therapy - ✔✔-Clinical ASCVD
-LDL-C ≥190
-Diabetes aged 40-75, LDL-C 70-189 and no clinical ASCVD
-Age 45-70, LDL-C 70-189, no DM or clinical ASCVD and 10 year risk for ASCVD
≥7.5%
✔✔Non-statin therapy - ✔✔-Niacin
-Bile acid sequestrates
-Ezetemibe
-Fibrates
-Omega 3 fatty acids
✔✔Daily saturated fat intake goal - ✔✔5-6% of total calories
✔✔Examples of saturated fat oils - ✔✔tropical oils - palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil
✔✔Examples of monounsaturated fat oils - ✔✔vegetable oils- olive oil, canola oil,
peanut oil, sunflower oil, sesame oil
✔✔examples of polyunsaturated fat oils - ✔✔Vegetable oils- soybean oil, corn oil,
safflower oil
✔✔ What influences a persons metabolic rate? - ✔✔Exercise, gender, genetics, age
✔✔Which is the macronutrient that provides more than twice as many calories as the
other two - ✔✔Fat
✔✔Foods that raise insulin levels have... - ✔✔added sugar
✔✔When feeling stressed, you may feel relief after eating a piece of chocolate
because... - ✔✔it will raise dopamine levels
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Desirable, borderline and high TC ranges - ✔✔Desirable <200
Borderline 200-240
High >240
✔✔Optimal, borderling, high and very high TG ranges - ✔✔Optimal <150
Borderline 150-199
High 200-499
Very High >500
✔✔Optimal in men and women HDL ranges - ✔✔Men > 40
Women >50
✔✔Optimal, near optimal, borderline, high, very high LDL ranges - ✔✔Optimal <100
Near Optimal 100-129
Borderline 130-159
High 160-189
Very high >190
✔✔Which lipoprotein caries the majority of cholesterol and is the most atherogenic -
✔✔LDL, 60-70% cholesterol
✔✔VLDL-C is how much of triglyceride concentration - ✔✔1/5
✔✔Abdominal obesity criteria for men - ✔✔>102 cm / >40in
✔✔Abdominal obesity criteria for women - ✔✔>88 cm / >35in
✔✔Hyperglycemia criteria - ✔✔FB ≥ 100 or drug treatment
✔✔Rosuvastatin 5, 10mg - ✔✔moderate intensity
✔✔Rosuvstatin 20, 40 mg - ✔✔High intensity
✔✔Atorvastatin 10, 20 mg - ✔✔Moderate intensity
✔✔Atorvastatin 40, 80 mg - ✔✔High intensity
✔✔Simvastatin 10mg - ✔✔Low intensity
✔✔Simvastatin 20, 40mg - ✔✔Moderate intensity
, ✔✔Pravastatin 10, 20mg - ✔✔low intensity
✔✔pravastatin 40, 80mg - ✔✔moderate intensity
✔✔Lovastatin 20mg - ✔✔low intensity
✔✔Lovastatin 40 mg - ✔✔moderate intensity
✔✔Moderate-High intensity statins - ✔✔Rosuvastatin, Atorvastatin
✔✔Low-Moderate intensity statins - ✔✔Simvastatin, Pravastatin, Lovastatin,
Fluvastatin, Pitavastatin
✔✔What four clinical groups benefit from statin therapy - ✔✔-Clinical ASCVD
-LDL-C ≥190
-Diabetes aged 40-75, LDL-C 70-189 and no clinical ASCVD
-Age 45-70, LDL-C 70-189, no DM or clinical ASCVD and 10 year risk for ASCVD
≥7.5%
✔✔Non-statin therapy - ✔✔-Niacin
-Bile acid sequestrates
-Ezetemibe
-Fibrates
-Omega 3 fatty acids
✔✔Daily saturated fat intake goal - ✔✔5-6% of total calories
✔✔Examples of saturated fat oils - ✔✔tropical oils - palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil
✔✔Examples of monounsaturated fat oils - ✔✔vegetable oils- olive oil, canola oil,
peanut oil, sunflower oil, sesame oil
✔✔examples of polyunsaturated fat oils - ✔✔Vegetable oils- soybean oil, corn oil,
safflower oil
✔✔ What influences a persons metabolic rate? - ✔✔Exercise, gender, genetics, age
✔✔Which is the macronutrient that provides more than twice as many calories as the
other two - ✔✔Fat
✔✔Foods that raise insulin levels have... - ✔✔added sugar
✔✔When feeling stressed, you may feel relief after eating a piece of chocolate
because... - ✔✔it will raise dopamine levels
