Chapter 17: Nutrition for Cardiopulmonary Diseases

Chapter 17: Nutrition for Cardiopulmonary Diseases

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1. If a patient has a family history of cardiovascular disease and is concerned about his own level of risk, the most useful measurements would be

ANS:  D

Serum triglyceride and LDL cholesterol levels would be the best predictors of cardiovascular risk. Blood glucose level may help identify type 2 diabetes, which often coexists with cardiovascular disease but is not necessarily predictive of it. Serum sodium levels do not demonstrate cardiovascular risk. Blood oxygen and carbon dioxide levels would reflect lung function. Serum total and HDL cholesterol levels would be somewhat related to cardiovascular risk, but less so than triglycerides and LDL cholesterol.

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2. If gangrene develops in a patient’s foot and the patient is found to have high blood lipid levels, he or she probably has

ANS:  B

Peripheral artery disease is a form of cardiovascular disease in which atherosclerosis develops in major arteries and blocks blood flow to the extremities. This may lead to ischemic necrosis of extremities and even gangrene; elevated blood lipids levels would indicate that this is the case. Type 2 diabetes may cause nerve damage in the extremities, and gangrene could occur, but blood lipids are not necessarily elevated. Angina pectoris is caused by atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries, and fatty liver disease is caused by excess alcohol intake or obesity.

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3. If a patient has a thrombosis in a cerebral artery, he or she would experience

ANS:  A

If a patient has a thrombosis in a cerebral artery, he or she would experience a stroke, or cerebrovascular accident. A migraine headache is thought to be caused by dilation of blood vessels in the brain. Heart attacks are caused by a thrombosis in a coronary artery that completely blocks the artery. Angina pectoris is caused by a thrombus in the coronary artery that causes only partial occlusion of the blood vessel.

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4. A patient who would be likely to have elevated serum triglyceride levels is a(n)

ANS:  C

Elevations in serum triglyceride levels are associated with long-term excessive alcohol intake (more than two drinks per day for a man), overweight and obesity, physical inactivity, cigarette smoking, and very high carbohydrate intake. Serum triglyceride levels are not related to meal frequency, use of antibiotics, or hepatitis A infection.

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5. The primary goal of therapy to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease is to lower serum levels of _____ cholesterol.

ANS:  B

The primary goal of therapy to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease focuses on lowering blood levels of LDL cholesterol. Lowering serum total cholesterol and VLDL cholesterol levels and increasing HDL cholesterol levels also decreases cardiovascular risk but are not the main focus.

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