NBC-HWC Exam Prep Exam QUESTIONS
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3.2.2 Prevents/delays Type 2 Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWERS Losing 5-7% of body weight
and/or getting 150 minutes of exercise per week; healthy eating
3.2.2 Normal fasting blood sugar - CORRECT ANSWERS less than 100 mg/dl
3.2.2 Prediabetes fasting blood sugar - CORRECT ANSWERS 100 mg/dl to 125 mg/dl
3.2.2 Diabetes fasting blood sugar - CORRECT ANSWERS 126 mg/dl or higher
3.2.2 Normal A1C - CORRECT ANSWERS less than 5.7%
3.2.2 Prediabetes A1C - CORRECT ANSWERS 5.7-6.4%
3.2.2 Diabetes A1C - CORRECT ANSWERS 6.5% or higher
3.2.2 OGTT - CORRECT ANSWERS oral glucose tolerance test
3.2.2 A1C - CORRECT ANSWERS measures average blood sugar levels over the past 2-3
months
3.2.3 BMI of less than 18.5 - CORRECT ANSWERS underweight BMI
,3.2.3 BMI of 18.5- <25 - CORRECT ANSWERS normal BMI
3.2.3 BMI of 25.0-<30 - CORRECT ANSWERS overweight BMI
3.2.3 BMI of 30.0 or higher - CORRECT ANSWERS obese BMI
3.2.3 Waist measurement of 37 inches or less (for men) - CORRECT ANSWERS low risk
3.2.3 Waist measurement of 37.1 -39.9 inches (for men) - CORRECT ANSWERS intermediate
risk
3.2.3 Waist measurement of 40 inches or more (for men) - CORRECT ANSWERS high risk
3.2.3 Waist measurement of 31.5 inches or less (for women) - CORRECT ANSWERS low risk
3.2.3 Waist measurement of 31.6-34.9 inches (for women) - CORRECT ANSWERS
intermediate risk
3.2.3 Waist measurement of 35 inches or more (for women) - CORRECT ANSWERS high risk
3.3.3 Exercise recommendations for adults - CORRECT ANSWERS 150 minutes/week of
moderate intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes/week of vigorous intensity aerobic activity (or some
combination of the two)
3.3.3 Additional exercise recommendations - CORRECT ANSWERS Perform muscle-
strengthening activities involving all major muscle groups on 2 or more days/week
,3.2.1 Systolic blood pressure definition - CORRECT ANSWERS pressure in your arteries when
your heart beats (the top number)
3.2.1 Diastolic blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWERS pressure in your arteries when your
heart rests between beats (the bottom number)
3.2.1 Blood pressure of <120/<80 - CORRECT ANSWERS Normal BP
3.2.1 Blood pressure between 120-139/80-89 (2003) - CORRECT ANSWERS Pre-hypertension
3.2.1 Blood pressure of greater than or equal to 140/90 (2003) - CORRECT ANSWERS
Hypertension
3.2.4 Arteriosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWERS hardening of the arteries
3.2.4 Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWERS Build-up of plaque in the arteries
3.2.4 Angina - CORRECT ANSWERS Chest pain
3.2.1 Chronic kidney disease related to hypertension - CORRECT ANSWERS What 1 in 5
adults with hypertension have
3.2.4 Five major symptoms of heart attack - CORRECT ANSWERS Pain/discomfort in
jaw/neck/back, feeling weak/light-headed/faint, chest pain, pain/discomfort in arms or shoulder,
shortness of breath (WOMEN: nausea)
3.2.4 Amount of oxygen the brain uses despite it being 2% of body weight - CORRECT ANSWERS
20% of oxygen we take in
, 3.2.4 Ischemic stroke - CORRECT ANSWERS stroke due to blocked arteries to brain
3.2.4 Hemorrhagic stroke - CORRECT ANSWERS stroke due to burst arterial walls in brain
damaging surrounding tissue
3.2.4 F.A.S.T. - CORRECT ANSWERS Face, Arms, Speech, Time (acronym for assessing
individuals likely to be experiencing a stroke)
3.2.4 TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) - CORRECT ANSWERS stroke that only lasts a few
minutes
3.2.5.2 Osteoarthritis - CORRECT ANSWERS most common type of arthritis; wear & tear of
cartilage in joints and bone begins to change
3.2.5.2 Rheumatoid Arthritis - CORRECT ANSWERS autoimmune inflammatory disease in
joints
3.2.5.2 Fibromyalgia - CORRECT ANSWERS Condition causing widespread pain, sensitivity to
pain, sleep issues, fatigue, emotional / mental distress
3.2.5.1 Metabolic syndrome / Insulin Resistance/ Obesity syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS 3
of the 5 factors: large waistline, high triglycerides (or taking medicine to treat it), low HDL (or taking
medicine to treat it), hypertension (or taking medicine to treat it), high fasting blood sugar (or taking
medicine to treat it)
3.2.5.1 Metabolic syndrome diagnosis (triglyceride level) - CORRECT ANSWERS greater than
or equal to 150 mg/dl or being on medicine to treat it
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3.2.2 Prevents/delays Type 2 Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWERS Losing 5-7% of body weight
and/or getting 150 minutes of exercise per week; healthy eating
3.2.2 Normal fasting blood sugar - CORRECT ANSWERS less than 100 mg/dl
3.2.2 Prediabetes fasting blood sugar - CORRECT ANSWERS 100 mg/dl to 125 mg/dl
3.2.2 Diabetes fasting blood sugar - CORRECT ANSWERS 126 mg/dl or higher
3.2.2 Normal A1C - CORRECT ANSWERS less than 5.7%
3.2.2 Prediabetes A1C - CORRECT ANSWERS 5.7-6.4%
3.2.2 Diabetes A1C - CORRECT ANSWERS 6.5% or higher
3.2.2 OGTT - CORRECT ANSWERS oral glucose tolerance test
3.2.2 A1C - CORRECT ANSWERS measures average blood sugar levels over the past 2-3
months
3.2.3 BMI of less than 18.5 - CORRECT ANSWERS underweight BMI
,3.2.3 BMI of 18.5- <25 - CORRECT ANSWERS normal BMI
3.2.3 BMI of 25.0-<30 - CORRECT ANSWERS overweight BMI
3.2.3 BMI of 30.0 or higher - CORRECT ANSWERS obese BMI
3.2.3 Waist measurement of 37 inches or less (for men) - CORRECT ANSWERS low risk
3.2.3 Waist measurement of 37.1 -39.9 inches (for men) - CORRECT ANSWERS intermediate
risk
3.2.3 Waist measurement of 40 inches or more (for men) - CORRECT ANSWERS high risk
3.2.3 Waist measurement of 31.5 inches or less (for women) - CORRECT ANSWERS low risk
3.2.3 Waist measurement of 31.6-34.9 inches (for women) - CORRECT ANSWERS
intermediate risk
3.2.3 Waist measurement of 35 inches or more (for women) - CORRECT ANSWERS high risk
3.3.3 Exercise recommendations for adults - CORRECT ANSWERS 150 minutes/week of
moderate intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes/week of vigorous intensity aerobic activity (or some
combination of the two)
3.3.3 Additional exercise recommendations - CORRECT ANSWERS Perform muscle-
strengthening activities involving all major muscle groups on 2 or more days/week
,3.2.1 Systolic blood pressure definition - CORRECT ANSWERS pressure in your arteries when
your heart beats (the top number)
3.2.1 Diastolic blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWERS pressure in your arteries when your
heart rests between beats (the bottom number)
3.2.1 Blood pressure of <120/<80 - CORRECT ANSWERS Normal BP
3.2.1 Blood pressure between 120-139/80-89 (2003) - CORRECT ANSWERS Pre-hypertension
3.2.1 Blood pressure of greater than or equal to 140/90 (2003) - CORRECT ANSWERS
Hypertension
3.2.4 Arteriosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWERS hardening of the arteries
3.2.4 Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWERS Build-up of plaque in the arteries
3.2.4 Angina - CORRECT ANSWERS Chest pain
3.2.1 Chronic kidney disease related to hypertension - CORRECT ANSWERS What 1 in 5
adults with hypertension have
3.2.4 Five major symptoms of heart attack - CORRECT ANSWERS Pain/discomfort in
jaw/neck/back, feeling weak/light-headed/faint, chest pain, pain/discomfort in arms or shoulder,
shortness of breath (WOMEN: nausea)
3.2.4 Amount of oxygen the brain uses despite it being 2% of body weight - CORRECT ANSWERS
20% of oxygen we take in
, 3.2.4 Ischemic stroke - CORRECT ANSWERS stroke due to blocked arteries to brain
3.2.4 Hemorrhagic stroke - CORRECT ANSWERS stroke due to burst arterial walls in brain
damaging surrounding tissue
3.2.4 F.A.S.T. - CORRECT ANSWERS Face, Arms, Speech, Time (acronym for assessing
individuals likely to be experiencing a stroke)
3.2.4 TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) - CORRECT ANSWERS stroke that only lasts a few
minutes
3.2.5.2 Osteoarthritis - CORRECT ANSWERS most common type of arthritis; wear & tear of
cartilage in joints and bone begins to change
3.2.5.2 Rheumatoid Arthritis - CORRECT ANSWERS autoimmune inflammatory disease in
joints
3.2.5.2 Fibromyalgia - CORRECT ANSWERS Condition causing widespread pain, sensitivity to
pain, sleep issues, fatigue, emotional / mental distress
3.2.5.1 Metabolic syndrome / Insulin Resistance/ Obesity syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS 3
of the 5 factors: large waistline, high triglycerides (or taking medicine to treat it), low HDL (or taking
medicine to treat it), hypertension (or taking medicine to treat it), high fasting blood sugar (or taking
medicine to treat it)
3.2.5.1 Metabolic syndrome diagnosis (triglyceride level) - CORRECT ANSWERS greater than
or equal to 150 mg/dl or being on medicine to treat it
