NURS 6551 Week 10 Question and Answers

NURS 6551 Week 10 Quiz 1. What should be considered in order to interpret the Mini-Mental State exam considering the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease? 2. Which of the following statements does not support the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease? 3. Which of the following is not a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease? 4. The pharmacologic therapy of choice for migraines is from which class: 5. Screening for hyperlipidemia is recommended to begin at what age for women with no risk factors? 6. Chest pain associated with irritation of the myocardial nerve fibers (such as with angina pectoris or myocardial infarction) is due to an increase in: 7. What is the definition of a primary headache? 8. All of the following are associated with chest pain and representative of coronary artery disease except: 9. The most important part of the work-up to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease is: 10. The clinician is seeing a 48-year-old women for the first time. She is overweight and has a blood pressure of 120/92. She is on no medications and does not smoke or drink alcohol. Her family history is negative for heart disease. Her physical exam is unremarkable. The clinician should advise her as follows: