PNH 301 - Test 2 Questions With Correct
Answers
What |is |high |blood |pressure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-140/90 |mmHg
Primary |HTN |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-elevated |BP |in |the |absence |of |underlying |disease
Secondary |HTN |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-high |BP |due |to |underlying |pathophysiology
|(disease/disorder)
Diseases/Disorders |that |Contribute |to |HTN |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |kidney |disease
- |endocrine |disorders |
- |pregnancy
- |medications |(steroids, |contraceptives)
- |neurological |disorders
- |congenital |aortic |disorders |(coarctation |or |narrowing)
Diagnosing |Hypertension |(identifying |if |there's |an |underlying |cause) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |
urinalysis
- |blood |chemistry |(K+, |Na, |blood |urea, |and |creatinine)
- |fasting |blood |glucose |
- |fasting |total |cholesterol |
- |12 |lead |EKG
Complications |of |HTN |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |coronary |artery |disease |
,- |left |ventricular |hypertrophy |
- |heart |failure |
- |cerebrovascular |disease |
- |peripheral |arterial |disease |
- |nephrosclerosis
- |retinal |damage |
- |arterial |vessels |of |lower |extremities
Prevalence |of |HTN |in |specific |groups |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |prevalence |increases |with |age |
- |women |with |high |BP |have |a |greater |risk |for |cardiovascular |disease
- |Indigenous |people |have |a |higher |incidence |of |cardiovascular |disease |than |non-indigenous |
people |in |Canada |
- |more |prevalent |in |older |women |than |in |older |men
Secondary |Symptom's |of |HTN |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |fatigue |
- |decreased |activity |tolerance |
- |palpitations |
- |angina |
- |dyspnea
Lifestyle |Modifications |(HTN) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |nutrition
- |weight |reduction
- |modification |in |alcohol |consumption
- |physical |activity |
- |avoidance |of |tobacco |products |
- |stress |management
,Goals |of |HTN |Management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |achieve |and |maintain |target |BP
- |understand |and |implement |therapeutic |plan
- |menial |or |no |unpleasant |adverse |effects |
- |confidence |of |ability |to |manage |and |cope |with |condition
Age- |Related |Considerations |(HTN) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |loss |of |tissue |elasticity |
- |increased |collagen |content |and |stiffness |of |the |myocardium
- |increased |peripheral |vascular |resistance |
- |decreased |B-adrenergic |receptor |sensitivity |
- |blunting |of |baroreceptor |reflexes |
- |decreased |kidney |function
- decreased |renin |response |to |sodium |and |water |depletion
| |
What |is |a |hypertensive |crisis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |severe |abrupt |increases |in |DBP |
(defined |as |>120-130 |mmHg)
- |rate |of |increase |in |BP |is |more |important |than |the |absolute |value |
- |often |occurs |in |patients |with |a |hisotry |of |HTN |who |have |failed |to |adhere |to |their |medication |
regimen |or |who |have |been |under |medicated |
(180/120)
Hypertensive |Crisis: |Clinical |Manifestations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |encephaopathy, |cerebral |
hemorrhage |
- |acute |renal |failure |
- |MI
- |acute |left |ventricular |failure |with |pulmonary |edema
, - |dissecting |aortic |aneurysm
Management |of |Hypertensive |Crisis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |IV |
- |Monitor |cardiac/renal |function |
- |ongoing |regular |assessment |
- |neurological |checks
- |determine |cause |
- |education
The |nurse |providing |dietary |instructions |to |a |patient |with |hypertension |would |advise |cutting |
down |on |the |intake |of |which |foods? |Select |all |that |apply. |One, |some, |or |all |responses |may |be |
correct.
A. |Canned |vegetables
B. |Red |meat
C. |Baked |chicken
D. |Canned |fruit
E. |Processed |cheeses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Canned |vegetables
B. |Red |meat
E. |Processed |cheeses
Which |factor |is |considered |a |non |modifiable |risk |factor |for |the |development |of |hypertension? |
Select |all |that |apply. |One, |some, |or |all |responses |may |be |correct.
A. |Age |65 |years
B. |Excessive |dietary |sodium
C. |African |descent
D. |Excessive |alcohol |consumption
E. |A |family |history |of |hypertension |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Age |65 |years
Answers
What |is |high |blood |pressure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-140/90 |mmHg
Primary |HTN |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-elevated |BP |in |the |absence |of |underlying |disease
Secondary |HTN |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-high |BP |due |to |underlying |pathophysiology
|(disease/disorder)
Diseases/Disorders |that |Contribute |to |HTN |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |kidney |disease
- |endocrine |disorders |
- |pregnancy
- |medications |(steroids, |contraceptives)
- |neurological |disorders
- |congenital |aortic |disorders |(coarctation |or |narrowing)
Diagnosing |Hypertension |(identifying |if |there's |an |underlying |cause) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |
urinalysis
- |blood |chemistry |(K+, |Na, |blood |urea, |and |creatinine)
- |fasting |blood |glucose |
- |fasting |total |cholesterol |
- |12 |lead |EKG
Complications |of |HTN |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |coronary |artery |disease |
,- |left |ventricular |hypertrophy |
- |heart |failure |
- |cerebrovascular |disease |
- |peripheral |arterial |disease |
- |nephrosclerosis
- |retinal |damage |
- |arterial |vessels |of |lower |extremities
Prevalence |of |HTN |in |specific |groups |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |prevalence |increases |with |age |
- |women |with |high |BP |have |a |greater |risk |for |cardiovascular |disease
- |Indigenous |people |have |a |higher |incidence |of |cardiovascular |disease |than |non-indigenous |
people |in |Canada |
- |more |prevalent |in |older |women |than |in |older |men
Secondary |Symptom's |of |HTN |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |fatigue |
- |decreased |activity |tolerance |
- |palpitations |
- |angina |
- |dyspnea
Lifestyle |Modifications |(HTN) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |nutrition
- |weight |reduction
- |modification |in |alcohol |consumption
- |physical |activity |
- |avoidance |of |tobacco |products |
- |stress |management
,Goals |of |HTN |Management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |achieve |and |maintain |target |BP
- |understand |and |implement |therapeutic |plan
- |menial |or |no |unpleasant |adverse |effects |
- |confidence |of |ability |to |manage |and |cope |with |condition
Age- |Related |Considerations |(HTN) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |loss |of |tissue |elasticity |
- |increased |collagen |content |and |stiffness |of |the |myocardium
- |increased |peripheral |vascular |resistance |
- |decreased |B-adrenergic |receptor |sensitivity |
- |blunting |of |baroreceptor |reflexes |
- |decreased |kidney |function
- decreased |renin |response |to |sodium |and |water |depletion
| |
What |is |a |hypertensive |crisis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |severe |abrupt |increases |in |DBP |
(defined |as |>120-130 |mmHg)
- |rate |of |increase |in |BP |is |more |important |than |the |absolute |value |
- |often |occurs |in |patients |with |a |hisotry |of |HTN |who |have |failed |to |adhere |to |their |medication |
regimen |or |who |have |been |under |medicated |
(180/120)
Hypertensive |Crisis: |Clinical |Manifestations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |encephaopathy, |cerebral |
hemorrhage |
- |acute |renal |failure |
- |MI
- |acute |left |ventricular |failure |with |pulmonary |edema
, - |dissecting |aortic |aneurysm
Management |of |Hypertensive |Crisis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |IV |
- |Monitor |cardiac/renal |function |
- |ongoing |regular |assessment |
- |neurological |checks
- |determine |cause |
- |education
The |nurse |providing |dietary |instructions |to |a |patient |with |hypertension |would |advise |cutting |
down |on |the |intake |of |which |foods? |Select |all |that |apply. |One, |some, |or |all |responses |may |be |
correct.
A. |Canned |vegetables
B. |Red |meat
C. |Baked |chicken
D. |Canned |fruit
E. |Processed |cheeses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Canned |vegetables
B. |Red |meat
E. |Processed |cheeses
Which |factor |is |considered |a |non |modifiable |risk |factor |for |the |development |of |hypertension? |
Select |all |that |apply. |One, |some, |or |all |responses |may |be |correct.
A. |Age |65 |years
B. |Excessive |dietary |sodium
C. |African |descent
D. |Excessive |alcohol |consumption
E. |A |family |history |of |hypertension |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Age |65 |years
