NBC-HWC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Systolic BP
pressure in arteries when heart beats
Diastolic BP
Pressure in the arteries when the heart is resting
the higher the blood pressure...
more risk for heart disease, heart attack, and stroke
Normal BP
Systolic <120
Diastolic <80
Pre-hypertension BP
120-139/80-89 (2003) and 120-129/less than 80 (2017)
Hypertension BP
higher than 140/90 (2003) & higher than 130/80 (2017)
Signs/symptoms of high BP
None. Only know by measuring
Causes of high BP
unhealthy life choices like lack of physical activity. More likely in those with diabetes,
obesity, and during pregnancy
What problems does high BP cause?
,hurt impt organs like heart (attack), brain (stroke), kidney, and eyes
Heart disease & high bp
high BP making arteries less elastic, decreasing flow of blood and o2 to heart
Heart attack & high bp
high BP leads to blood supply being blocked and heart muscle dies without enough o2
Heart failure & high bp
high BP leads to heart not being able to pump enough blood and o2 to other organs
Stroke & high bp
high bp cause arteries to burst or be blocked, and brain cells die
Dementia & high bp
Linked
Where to get bp measured
dr office, pharmacy with machine, home blood pressure monitor
What makes bp reading higher?
nervousness, smoking alcohol caffeine and exercise, crossing your legs or hanging arm
down
Preventing high bp
-healthy diet with fruits, veggies, high in potassium fiber protein, lower in salt and
saturated fat
-healthy weight
-physically active
-no smoking
, -limit alcohol
-get enough sleep
managing high BP
-measure bp on regular basis
-if you have diabetes, manage it
-take bp medicines
-be physically active, eat healthy
-work with health care team
risks for high bp
pre-hypertension, diabetes, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, obesity, too much
alcohol, tobacco use, genetics (heredity), older age, men and women equally, and black
more often than other races
What is diabetes?
your body either doesn't make enough insulin or can't use insulin as well as it should
3 types of diabetes
Type 1
Type 2
Gestational
type 1 diabetes
body does not produce insulin, only 5-10%
type 2 diabetes
progressive disorder in which body cells become less responsive to insulin, 90-95%
Prediabetes
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Systolic BP
pressure in arteries when heart beats
Diastolic BP
Pressure in the arteries when the heart is resting
the higher the blood pressure...
more risk for heart disease, heart attack, and stroke
Normal BP
Systolic <120
Diastolic <80
Pre-hypertension BP
120-139/80-89 (2003) and 120-129/less than 80 (2017)
Hypertension BP
higher than 140/90 (2003) & higher than 130/80 (2017)
Signs/symptoms of high BP
None. Only know by measuring
Causes of high BP
unhealthy life choices like lack of physical activity. More likely in those with diabetes,
obesity, and during pregnancy
What problems does high BP cause?
,hurt impt organs like heart (attack), brain (stroke), kidney, and eyes
Heart disease & high bp
high BP making arteries less elastic, decreasing flow of blood and o2 to heart
Heart attack & high bp
high BP leads to blood supply being blocked and heart muscle dies without enough o2
Heart failure & high bp
high BP leads to heart not being able to pump enough blood and o2 to other organs
Stroke & high bp
high bp cause arteries to burst or be blocked, and brain cells die
Dementia & high bp
Linked
Where to get bp measured
dr office, pharmacy with machine, home blood pressure monitor
What makes bp reading higher?
nervousness, smoking alcohol caffeine and exercise, crossing your legs or hanging arm
down
Preventing high bp
-healthy diet with fruits, veggies, high in potassium fiber protein, lower in salt and
saturated fat
-healthy weight
-physically active
-no smoking
, -limit alcohol
-get enough sleep
managing high BP
-measure bp on regular basis
-if you have diabetes, manage it
-take bp medicines
-be physically active, eat healthy
-work with health care team
risks for high bp
pre-hypertension, diabetes, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, obesity, too much
alcohol, tobacco use, genetics (heredity), older age, men and women equally, and black
more often than other races
What is diabetes?
your body either doesn't make enough insulin or can't use insulin as well as it should
3 types of diabetes
Type 1
Type 2
Gestational
type 1 diabetes
body does not produce insulin, only 5-10%
type 2 diabetes
progressive disorder in which body cells become less responsive to insulin, 90-95%
Prediabetes
