PNVN 1631 QUIZ 1 FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ hyperlipidemia is a major cause of what ?
Answer: atherosclerosis
◉ What is atherosclerosis?
Answer: build up of fats, cholesterol, hardening of the arteries
◉ what puts you at high risk for atherosclerosis and coronary
heart disease
Answer: - low levels of HDL
- high levels of LDL
◉ primary treatments for hyperlipidemia
Answer: - weigh reduction
- low choledterol & fat
- exersice
◉ what is the action of bile acid binding resins
Answer: bind bile acids to promote increased metabolism of
cholesterol
, ◉ what drugs are bile binding resins
Answer: - cholestyramine
-colestipol
-cocosevelam
◉ what are the actions of fibric acids
Answer: lower triglyceride levels
◉ what drugs are fibric acids
Answer: -gemfibrozil (lopid)
-gnograte (tricor)
◉ What is a dysrhythmia
Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
◉ what causes dysrhythmias
Answer: caused by the abnormal pacemaker cells or a blockage of
the normal pathway. stress, ischemia, and heart failure can also
cause irregular muscular contraction
◉ what are the 2 types of dysrhythmias and their defining
characteristics
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ hyperlipidemia is a major cause of what ?
Answer: atherosclerosis
◉ What is atherosclerosis?
Answer: build up of fats, cholesterol, hardening of the arteries
◉ what puts you at high risk for atherosclerosis and coronary
heart disease
Answer: - low levels of HDL
- high levels of LDL
◉ primary treatments for hyperlipidemia
Answer: - weigh reduction
- low choledterol & fat
- exersice
◉ what is the action of bile acid binding resins
Answer: bind bile acids to promote increased metabolism of
cholesterol
, ◉ what drugs are bile binding resins
Answer: - cholestyramine
-colestipol
-cocosevelam
◉ what are the actions of fibric acids
Answer: lower triglyceride levels
◉ what drugs are fibric acids
Answer: -gemfibrozil (lopid)
-gnograte (tricor)
◉ What is a dysrhythmia
Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
◉ what causes dysrhythmias
Answer: caused by the abnormal pacemaker cells or a blockage of
the normal pathway. stress, ischemia, and heart failure can also
cause irregular muscular contraction
◉ what are the 2 types of dysrhythmias and their defining
characteristics
