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Exam 2: NURS 620/ NURS620 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult/Gerontology Health Care I Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Dyslipidemia--> Desirable/optimal serum lipid levels ****** Answer: Total cholesterol: less than 200mg/dl Triglycerides: less...

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ExamI2:INURSI620/INURS620I(LatestI2024
/I2025IUpdate)IAdult/GerontologyIHealth
ICareIIIGuideI|IQsI&IAs|I100%ICorrect|I
GradeIAI(VerifiedIAnswers)-IMaryville

Q:IDyslipidemia-->
Desirable/optimalIserumIlipidIlevelsI******I


Answer:
TotalIcholesterol:IlessIthanI200mg/dl
Triglycerides:IlessIthanI150mg/dl
HDL:IwomenIgreaterIthanI45,ImenIgreaterIthanI40,IcardioIprotectiveIisIgreaterIthanI60
LDL:IlessIthanI100,IDMI50-70




Q:IScreeningIforIhyperlipidemiaI

Answer:
HighIRisk-
•IMoreIthanI1IriskIfactor
-IHTN,ISmoking,IFamilyIhx
•ISingleIriskIfactorIthatIisIsevere
-Ii.e.IsiblingsIw/ICADIatIaIyoungIage
-IVeryIheavyIsmokingIhistory
•IStartIscreeningIatIageI25IforImen,IageI35IforIwomen
•IRepeatIscreeningIeveryI3Iyears

LowIRisk-
•IInItheIgeneralIpopulation,IguidelinesIindicateIscreeningIbasedIonIsexIandIage
•IMalesI-IageI35
•IFemalesI-IageI45
•IRescreeningIrecommendedIeveryI5Iyears

,Q:IsymptomsIofIhyperlipidemiaI

Answer:
AIpersonIwithIhyperlipidemiaIusuallyIhasInoIsignsIorIsymptoms.IInIfamilial,IorIinherited,Ihyp
erlipidemia,IthereImayIbeIyellowishIfattyIgrowthsIaroundItheIeyesIorItheIjoints.IHyperlipidemi
aIisIusuallyIdetectedIduringIaIroutineIbloodItest,IorIfollowingIaIcardiovascularIevent,IsuchIasIa
IheartIattackIorIstroke.




Q:IHowItoImanageIhyperlipidemiaI

Answer:
•ITherapyIshouldIbeIinitiatedIwhenIaIpatient'sI10-
yearIriskIforIaIfirstIatheroscleroticIcardiovascularIdiseaseI(ASCVD)IeventIisI7.5%
•IThisIcalculatorIcanIbeIfoundIat
-Ihttp://tools.cardiosource.org/ASCVD-Risk-Estimator/




Q:IWhenIwouldIyouIinitiateIdrugItherapyIforIhighIcholesterolIaccordingItoIlabIresults?I

Answer:
•ITherapyIshouldIbeIinitiatedIwhenIaIpatient'sI10-
yearIriskIforIaIfirstIatheroscleroticIcardiovascularIdiseaseI(ASCVD)IeventIisI7.5%




Q:IDrugItherapyIforIhyperlipidemiaI

Answer:
•IHMG-CoAIreductaseIinhibitorsI-ISTATINS
•INon-statinItherapyI-InoIlongerIrecommended
-IBileIacidIsequestrates
-INiacin
-IGemfibrozilI-Itrigs

,-IFenofibrateI-Itrigs
-IFishIoilsI-Itrigs
-IEzetimibeI(Zetia)

Statins-
•IRovastatinI-ICrestor
•IAtorvastatinI-ILipitor
•ISimvastatinI-IZocor
•IPravastatinI-IPravachol
•ILovastatin
•IFluvastatin




Q:IRecheckingIlabsIforIhyperlipidemiaI

Answer:
•ILDL-CIresponseIatI6IweeksIafterIinitiatingItherapy
•IEveryI6ItoI12ImonthsIthereafterImayIbeIhelpfulIinIassessingImedicationIadherence.
•INoIneedItoImonitorItheILDL-
CIresponseItoItherapyIotherIthanItoIassessIadherence,IsinceIweIdoInotIsuggestIintensifyingIthe
IregimenIforIanyIparticularIlevelIofILDL-CIresponse




Q:ICoranaryIArteryIDiseaseI(CAD)I

Answer:
causedIbyIplaqueIformationIofIcornaryIarteries,IleadsItoIrestrictedIbloodIflowItoItheIheartItissu
e.




Q:IAnginaIvsIMII

Answer:
RestrictedIbloodIflowItoItheIheartIthatIcausesIchestIpain

, MI-
IobstructionIwithinIaIcoronaryIarteryIorIarteriesIthatIblocksIflowItoItheIheadIresultingIinIinade
quateIbloodIsupplyItoIepicardium.




Q:INon-modifiableIriskIfactorsIforICADI

Answer:
ageI(increased),IgenderI(male),IethnicityI(AfricanIamerican),IfamilyIhistory,Igenetics




Q:IModifiableIriskIfactorsIforICADI

Answer:
Smoking
HTN
DM
obesity
diet
activityIlevel
hyperlipidemia
Women:ImenopauseIw/oIestrogenIreplacementIorIwomenIonIbirthIcontrol.




Q:IcontributingIfactorsIforICADI

Answer:
Diabetes,Iobesity,IsedentaryIlifestyle,Istress




Q:IDiagnosticsIforICADI

Answer:

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