NBHWC Exam Questions With Verified
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Systolic blood pressure - answerthe upper number in the fraction that measures blood pressure,
indicating pressure on the walls of the arteries when the heart contracts
diastolic blood pressure - answerthe lower number in the fraction that measures th...
Systolic blood pressure - answer✔the upper number in the fraction that measures blood pressure,
indicating pressure on the walls of the arteries when the heart contracts
diastolic blood pressure - answer✔the lower number in the fraction that measures the pressure in
your arteries when your heart rests between beats
normal blood pressure - answer✔120/80 (systolic/diastolic)
Another term for high blood pressure - answer✔Hypertension
Range for High Blood pressure - answer✔140/90+ or 130/80+
Signs and symptoms of high blood pressure - answer✔there are none. must measure blood
pressure to find out
Problems of high blood pressure - answer✔heart attack, heart disease, stroke, kidney disease
Manage high blood pressure - answer✔-measure on regular basis
-manage diabetes
-take blood pressure meds
-lifestyle changes (150 minutes of exercise/week, not smoking, healthy diet, healthy weight,
manage stress)
How/where measured - answer✔at doctor/pharmacy with inflatable cuff, or at home with SMBP:
self-measured blood pressure monitoring
Insulin definition - answer✔food eaten broken down into sugar (glucose) and released into
bloodstream. when blood sugar goes up, pancreas releases insulin. Insulin acts as a key to let
blood sugar into body's cells.
what is diabetes? - answer✔when body doesn't make enough insulin or doesn't use insulin well;
leading to too much blood sugar in bloodstream and health problems
type 1 diabetes - answer✔caused by autoimmune reaction, that stops body from making insulin.
can't be prevented.
type 2 diabetes - answer✔-about 1/10 Americans have diabetes, 90-95% are type 2.
-body doesn't use insulin well and hard to keep blood sugar at normal levels. can be prevented or
delayed with lifestyle changes
who is at risk for diabetes? - answer✔-type 1: family members, age (child, teen, young adult)
-type 2: prediabetes, overwheight, 45+, relative, physically active less than 3x/week, gestational
diabetes or baby 9lbs+, POC
-gestational: similar and age 25+, previous gestational diabetes, PCOS
Diabetes Symptoms - answer✔pee a lot, often at night; very thirsty, lose weight without trying,
very hungry, blurry vision, numb or tingling hands or feet, very tired, very dry skin, sores that
heal slowly, more infections than usual
-type 1 additional: nausea, vomiting, stomach pains
-gestational: no symptoms, shows up in middle of pregnancy
Pre-diabetes - answer✔-1/3 of Americans, 84% of whom don't know
-increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke
-can do blood sugar test to find out if have
-can prevent from turning into type 2 through losing small amounts of weight and regular
physical activity (150 mins/week)
A1C Diabetes Test - answer✔-measures average blood sugar levels over past 2-3 months
-below 5.7% is normal
-5.7-6.4%=prediabetes
-6.5%+=diabetes
Fasting Blood Sugar Levels Diabetes test - answer✔-measures blood sugar levels after an
overnight fast
-99 mg/dl or lower = normal
-100-125=prediabetes
-126+=diabetes
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