Examl 2:l NU629/l NUl 629l (Latestl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Advancedl Healthl Promotionl &l Diseasel Preventionl Review|l Qsl &l As|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)l –l Regis
Q:l Desirablel levelsl ofl cholesterol?
Answer:
BAD- lessl thanl 100l =l optimall 100-129=abovel optimal 130-159=highl risk morel thanl 160=veryl highl risk
GOOD- lessl thanl 60=protectivel vsl heartl disease lessl thanl 50=highl riskl forl females lessl thanl 40=highl riskl forl males
Q:l Behaviorall recommendations
Answer:
Eatingl al Nutritiousl Diet Exercisingl Regularly Maintainl al Healthyl Weight Refrainl froml Smoking Checkingl Cholesteroll Levelsl Everyl 4l -l 5l Years
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Q:l Medications
Answer:
1.l Statins-l Lowerl LDLl levelsl (l Production) 2.l Bilel acidl sequestrants-l Lowersl LDLl levels 3.l Niacin-l Takesl overalll Cholesteroll andl shiftsl distributionl towardsl HDL 4.l Fibricl acids-Decreasesl highl triglyceridel &l raisel HDLl levels 5.l Cholesteroll absorptionl inhibitorsLowersl LDL
Q:l Whatl isl hypertension?
Answer:
Highl Bloodl Pressurel (HBP)-l typicallyl developsl overl time Thel forcel ofl bloodl againstl thel arteryl wallsl isl highl B.P.l isl determinedl byl thel amountl ofl bloodl thel heartl pumpsl andl thel amountl ofl resistancel tol bloodl flowl inl yourl arteries.(+)l Bloodl thel heartl pumpsl -->l narrowerl thel arteries, thel ^l bloodl pressure.
Q:l Typesl ofl bloodl pressure?
Answer:
Ifl yourl bloodl pressurel numbersl arel 120/80l or
higher,l butl belowl 140/90,l itl isl called:l Pre-hypertension
Highl bloodl pressure:l (hypertension)l isl whenl yourl blood
pressurel isl 140/90l mmHgl orl abovel mostl ofl thel time.
Primaryl hypertension:l (Stagel 1)l Systolicl pressurel from
140l tol 159l mml Hgl orl al diastolicl pressurel froml 90l tol 99 mml Hg.
Secondaryl hypertension:l (Stagel 2)l Morel severe
hypertension,l systolicl pressurel ofl 160l mml Hgl orl higherl or al diastolicl pressurel ofl 100l mml Hgl orl higher.
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Q:l Systolicl pressure
Answer:
Thel firstl #l (Systolic)l measuresl pressurel inl thel arteriesl when thel heartl beatsl "maxl pressure"
Q:l Diastolicl pressure
Answer:
Thel secondl #l (Diastolic)l measuresl thel pressurel inl the arteriesl betweenl beatsl "minimuml pressurel notl activelyl contracting"
Q:l Signs/Symptomsl hypertension
Answer:
Rarelyl exhibitl anyl signsl and/orl symptoms Canl havel HPBl forl years,l damagingl bloodl vesselsl andl the heart Primaryl HBPl (developsl overl time) Occasionall dizziness,l lightheadedness,l dulll headache,l or nosel bleeds B.P.l shouldl bel takenl atl routinel Dr.l apptsl startingl atl agel 3
Q:l Isolatedl systolicl hypertension
Answer:
Systolicl numberl greaterl thanl 140mml Hgl andl Diastolic numberl lessl thanl 90mml Hg
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