Exam Study-PATIENT AND
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
MODULES QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 A+
WhatBisBtheBNCEP?BWhatBisBtheBbreakdownBforBrisk?B-
BAnswerNat'lBCholesterolBEducationBProgram
IfBriskBisBoverB20%--highBrisk
10-20%--moderateBhighBrisk
lessBthanB10%--moderateBrisk
0-1%--lowBriskBforBCVBdisease
WhatBareBsomeBCVBdiseaseBriskBfactors?B-BAnswerEthnicity
SmokingB
Age--riskBincreasesBoverB65Byo
EdBtopicsBforBptsBwithBacuteBorBchronicBillnessesB-BAnswerDiagnosis
Complications
Management
AggravatingBFactors
Prognosis
Prevention
Resources
EdBtopicsBforBptsBwithBHFB-BAnswerDiseaseBprocess
LifeBexpectancy
, ActivityBlevels
Diet
Medications
TherapeuticBSupport
WhatBisBPostpericardiotomyBSyndromeB-
BAnswerInflammatoryBresponseBofBpericardiumBthatBcanBhappenBfromB1-
6BweeksBafterBcardsBsurgeryBinvolvingBtheBpericardium.
KeyBsign--HIGHBfever.
OtherBs/s--
fatigue/malaise.Bchest/lungBpain.Bdyspnea,BjointBpain,Birritability,BandBlackBofBappetite.
PhysicalBexamBfindingsBforBpostpericardiotomyB-BAnswerFrictionBrubs
PleuralBeffusions
LungBinflammatino
CardiacBTamponade
BloodBfindings--HighBCRPBandBhighBESR
DefineBCrisisB-BAnsweraBchangeBinBwellBbeingBthatBhasBaBdefiniteBbeginningBandBend.
disabilityBofBcopingBd/tBexhaustionBofBnormalBcopingBmechanismsBorBsuddenBchangeBi
nBcircumstances
WhatBisBaBnursingBroleBforBaBpatientBundergoingBcrisis?B-
BAnswerProvideBforBphysicalBwellbeingBfirst
ImproveBpt'sBcopingBstrategies
AssistBptBinBreturningBtoBaBstableBlevelBofBfunctioning