NBHWC Exam Prep Questions And Accurate Answers
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This condition has no controllable risk factors and only one uncontrollable risk factor
which is - ANSWER fibromyalgia; age
family history, genetics, women and men about the same, age, black people more that
white people and develop this earlier in life - ANSWER uncontrollable risk factors for
hypertension
parent/sibling with T2D, 45yrs+, race (minorities) - ANSWER uncontrollable risk factors
for prediabetes
exercise, diet, overweight, gestational diabetes, baby over 9lbs - ANSWER controllable
risk factors for prediabetes
Sudden numbness/weakness in face, arm or leg (one side); sudden confusion, difficulty
speaking, understanding speech; sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes; sudden
trouble walking, dizzy, loss of balance, coordination; sudden severe headache with no
known cause - ANSWER symptoms of a stroke
chest pain/discomfort; weakness, lightheaded, cold sweat; pain/discomfort in
arms/shoulder; shortness of breath; in women nausea - ANSWER symptoms of a heart
attack
family history, genetics, increased risk with age, #1 killer for african americans,
hispanic/latino, american indian, AK natives - ANSWER uncontrollable risk factors for
heart disease
#1 and #2 killers of asian americans and pacific islanders - ANSWER 1. cancer 2. heart
disease
, Parent/sibling with this disease, age (child, teen, YA), race (af-am, latino/hispanic) -
ANSWER uncontrollable risk factors for T1D
Frequent urination at night, thirst, weight loss without trying, very hungry, blurry vision,
numb/tingling hands or feet, very tired, dry skin, sores heal slowly, more infections than
usual, nausea, vomiting, stomach pains - ANSWER symptoms of T2D
Exercise, diet, obesity, alcohol, tobacco, hypertension, T2D, dyslipidemia - ANSWER
controllable risk factors for heart disease
Exercise, diet, obesity, alcohol, tobacco, Hypertension, T2D - ANSWER modifiable risk
factors for stroke
Exercise, diet, obesity, use of tobacco - ANSWER modifiable risk factors for lipid
abnormalities
Family history, genetics, increased risk with age, women > men (birth
control/pregnancy), sickle cell, race (minorities) - ANSWER unmodifiable risk factors for
stroke
Blacks have a 2-fold increased risk for the disease and are more likely to die from it -
ANSWER stroke
inactivity, obesity, prehypertension, high fasting BG level or history of diabets, PCOS,
high triglycerides/low HDL, waist circumference, insulin resistance - ANSWER
controllable risk factors for metabolic syndrome
parents/siblings with diabetes, genetics, age, women more than men,
Mexican-Americans have the highest rate (then blacks, then whites), on drugs/meds to
treat symptoms, joint injury/overuse - ANSWER uncontrollable risk factors for metabolic
syndrome