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HOSA NUTRITION- MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY (CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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HOSA NUTRITION- MEDICAL NUTRITIONTHERAPY (CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects the - Answer-Heart and blood vessels
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of - Answer-Death in permanent disability
in the United States today
A group of risk factors have been identified and known as - Answer-Metabolic syndrome
previously known as syndrome x
These risk factors are - Answer-- abdominal obesity
- High blood lipids such as high triglycerides low HDL and high LDL
- High blood pressure
- Insulin resistance
- Elevated highly sensitive C-reactive proteins in the flood
Those diagnosed with metabolic syndrome or at an increased risk of - Answer-Coronary
heart disease and stroke peripheral vascular disease and type two diabetes
Cardiovascular disease can be - Answer-Acute (sudden) or chronic
myocardial infarction (MI) - Answer-Heart attack caused by the blockage of an artery
leading to the heart
MI is an example of the - Answer-Acute form
Chronic heart disease develops - Answer-Overtime and causes the loss of heart
function
If the heart can maintain blood circulation - Answer-The disease is classified as a
compensated heart disease
Compensation usually requires that the - Answer-Heartbeat unusually fast and a heart
in enlarges
If the heart cannot maintain blood circulation - Answer-The condition is classified as
decompensated heart disease and congested heart failure (CHF) occurs
, The myocardium vowels endocardium pericardium and or blood vessels may be -
Answer-Affected by heart disease
Arteriosclerosis is a general term for - Answer-Vascular disease way in which the
arteries harden; making passage of blood difficult if not impossible
Atherosclerosis is a form of - Answer-arteriosclerosis that Most frequently occurs in
developing countries
Atherosclerosis is believed to begin in _____ and is considered one of the _____ -
Answer-Childhood; Major causes of heart attack
Atherosclerosis affects the - Answer-Inner lining of the arteries (intima) are where
deposits of cholesterol fan other substances a car overtime thickening and weakening
artery walls
Deposits are called - Answer-Plaque
Lumen - Answer-Hallo area and tube
Ischemia - Answer-Reduce blood flow causing an in adequate supply of nutrients and
oxygen to and waste from tissues
angina pectoris - Answer-Pain in the heart muscle due to an adequate blood supply
When the lumen narrow so that a ______ occurs in a _______ and blood flow is cut off
a ________ - Answer-Thrombus (blood clot); coronary artery; heart attack occurs
Infarct - Answer-Dead tissue resulting from blocked artery
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - Answer-Either a blockage or bursting of blood vessels
leading to the brain; a stroke
peripheral vascular disease (PVD) - Answer-Narrowed arteries some distance from the
heart
Hyperlipidemia - Answer-Excessive amounts of fat in the blood
Serum Cholesterol - Answer-Cholesterol in the blood
Some patients who experience MI will require - Answer-Surgery to bypass the clogged
artery
Hyperlipidemia hypertension and smoking are all - Answer-Major risk factors for the
development of atherosclerosis
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