Bile acid sequestrants - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. When planning patient care the nurse recognizes what patient is at greatest risk of developing coronary artery disease? a. A 32-year-old Asian American with total cholesterol of 120 mg/dL b. A 62-year-old white American with total cholesterol of 260 mg/dL c. A 48-year-old African American with total cholesterol of 198 mg/dL d. A 26-year-old Native American with total cholesterol of 150 mg/dL Ans: B Feedback: White Americans have the highest incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD)....

HLT 250 Unit 5 Test Questions with All Correct Answers What is true about the use of sublingual nitroglycerin? - Answer- The tablets should not be handled more than necessary. Short-term use of peripheral vasodilating drugs is rarely beneficial or permanent. - Answer- True Bile acid sequestrants should be used cautiously in patients with a history of liver or kidney disease. True or False - Answer- True What is the main goal of treatment in patients with hyperlipidemia? - Answer- To ...

Pharm-Final Exam Statins, when do you take them? - CORRECT ANSWER-At NIGHT** How do Statins work? - CORRECT ANSWER-Blocks the enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of cholesterol Two potentially life-threatening adverse effects of Statins - CORRECT ANSWER-Rhabdomyolysis and Liver damage **Check CPK (Creatine phosphokinase test) and LFT (Liver function test)** What will patient complain of with Rhabdomyolysis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Muscle and joint pain All cholesterol medications have what...

HLT 250 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS What is the main use of the nitrates? -To lower blood sugar -To treat angina pectoris -To raise blood pressure -To lower blood pressure - Answer- To treat angina pectoris What does the acronym DASH stand for when discussing better nutrition for high blood pressure? -Diet and Standard Healthcare -Diet After Stopping Here -Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension -Don't Attempt Stopping Hypertension - Answer- Dietary Approaches to...

A 25 year old patient has aortic stenosis (AS). The etiology of his AS is probably: a. congenital b. rheumatic c. acquired clacific d. unknown - a. congenital A 28 year old has a grade 3 murmur. Which characteristic indicates a need for a referral a. a fixed split b. an increase in splitting with aspiration c. a split S2 with inspiration d. changes in intensity with position change - a. a fixed split A 40 year old african american patient has blood pressure readings of 175/100 and 170/...

PC 707 Module 4 Exam - Cardiac Q & A Coenzyme Q-10 in the treatment of lipids: -potential link with decrease in coenzyme Q10 & heart failure--may be a predictor of mortality* -statins decrease conenzyme-Q10 levels--which are also in muscle tissue--could be a casual link to statin induced myopathy* -could benefit patients with heart failure* Use of turmeric for lipid and inflammation treatment? -anti-inflammatory -if used daily for 3 months can decrease total cholesterol, LDL, VLDL, and triglyc...

NUR 106 (UNIT 5) Cardiovascular Therapy: Hyperlipidemia Drugs Exam with 100% correct answers Lipoproteins Produced in Liver - answerLow-Density Lipoproteins (LDL) Enter circulation as tightly packed cholesterol, triglycerides, and lipids Carried by proteins that enter circulation; broken down for energy or stored for future use as energy High-Density Lipoproteins (HDL) Enter circulation as loosely packed lipids Used for energy; pick up remnants of fats and cholesterol left in the periph...

NUR 106 (UNIT 5) Cardiovascular Therapy: Hyperlipidemia Drugs Exam with 100% correct answers Lipoproteins Produced in Liver - answerLow-Density Lipoproteins (LDL) Enter circulation as tightly packed cholesterol, triglycerides, and lipids Carried by proteins that enter circulation; broken down for energy or stored for future use as energy High-Density Lipoproteins (HDL) Enter circulation as loosely packed lipids Used for energy; pick up remnants of fats and cholesterol left in the periph...

PRE-NAPLEX EXAM Questions with 100% Correct Answers long-acting nitrates dosing freqs mononitrate IR: BID (at least 7 hrs apart) mononitrate ER: qAM dinitrate IR: BID (at least 7 hrs apart) or TID (4 hrs apart) dinitrate ER: qAM or BID (6 hrs apart) Questran cholestyramine dyslipidemia agent that inhibits hepatic LDL synthesis niacin dyslipidemia agent that inhibits hepatic TG synthesis fish oil dyslipidemia agent that inhibits bile acid reabsorption bile acid sequ...

NAPLEX Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers long-acting nitrates dosing freqs mononitrate IR: BID (at least 7 hrs apart) mononitrate ER: qAM dinitrate IR: BID (at least 7 hrs apart) or TID (4 hrs apart) dinitrate ER: qAM or BID (6 hrs apart) Questran cholestyramine dyslipidemia agent that inhibits hepatic LDL synthesis niacin dyslipidemia agent that inhibits hepatic TG synthesis fish oil dyslipidemia agent that inhibits bile acid reabsorption bile acid seq...