CCRP AACVPR CARDIAC REHABILITATION CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS

CCRP AACVPR CARDIAC REHABILITATION
CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS

●● Proteins found on lipoproteins
Answer: apolipoproteins


●● Density of lipoprotein with less lipid and greater protein
Answer: more dense


●● Density of lipoprotein with more lipids and less protein
Answer: less dense


●● Major bloodstream lipoproteins
Answer: chylomicrons, vLDL, LDL, HDL


●● Chylomicrons
Answer: least dense of the lipoproteins and are triglyceride-rich particles
that are formed in the intestine


●● Function of Chylomicrons and where they can be found

,Answer: Transport dietary fat and can be found in the bloodstream at
highest concentration soon after a meal


●● Least to most dense lipoprotein particles
Answer: Chlyomicron, vLDL, LDL, HDL


●● lipoprotein that is the most atherogenic of all lipoproteins
Answer: LDL


●● LDL carries
Answer: 60-70% of the cholesterol in the blood


●● HDL carries
Answer: 20-30% of the cholesterol in the blood


●● Equation for total LDL-C in bloodstream
Answer: LDL= TC-(HDL-C-(TG/5))


●● When does calculating LDL-C become inaccurate
Answer: when TG exceeds 400mg/dL


●● Desirable total cholesterol level

,Answer: <200


●● Borderline high total cholesterol level
Answer: 200-240


●● High total cholesterol level
Answer: >240


●● Optimal TG level
Answer: <150


●● Borderline high TG level
Answer: 150-199


●● High TG level
Answer: 200-499


●● Very high TG levels
Answer: >500


●● Optimal in men HDL levels
Answer: >40

, ●● Optimal in women HDL levels
Answer: >50


●● Optimal LDL-C levels
Answer: <100


●● Near optimal LDL-C levels
Answer: 100-129


●● Borderline high LDL-C levels
Answer: 130-159


●● High LDL-C levels
Answer: 160-189


●● Very high LDL-C levels
Answer: >190


●● Hypertriglycerdemia is associated with high levels of
Answer: VLDL-C