A nurse practitioner is instructing a group of older adults about ...

[sjones]

A nurse practitioner is instructing a group of older adults about the risks associated with high cholesterol. Which of the following teaching points should the participants try to integrate into their lifestyle after the teaching session?
 
  A)
  Remember the 'H' in HDL and the 'L' in LDL correspond to high danger and low danger to your health.
  B)
  Having high cholesterol increases your risk of developing diabetes and irregular heart rate.
  C)
  Smoking and being overweight increases your risk of primary hypercholesterolemi a.
  D)
  Your family history of hypercholesterolemi a is important, but there are things you can do to compensate for a high inherited risk.

Question 2

A number of older adults have come to attend a wellness clinic that includes both blood pressure monitoring and education about how to best control blood pressure. Which of the leader's following teaching points is most accurate?
 
  A)
  It's important to minimize the amount of potassium and, especially, sodium in your diet.
  B)
  High blood pressure is largely controllable, except for those with a significant family history or African Americans.
  C)
  Too much alcohol, too little exercise, and too much body fat all contribute to high blood pressure.
  D)
  Hypertension puts you at a significant risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.

[Jossy]

Answer to Question 1

Ans:
D

Feedback:

There is a genetic basis to high cholesterol, but lifestyle modification can compensate for many of the increased risks. LDL is more deleterious to health than HDL, and diabetes contributes to high cholesterol but not necessarily vice versa. Hypercholesterolemi a resulting from other factors is secondary rather than primary.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
C

Feedback:

Obesity, excess alcohol consumption, and a sedentary lifestyle are all linked with hypertension. Inadequate, rather than excessive, potassium intake is thought to be causative, and while race and family influence an individual's predisposition to hypertension, it does not render the condition untreatable or uncontrollable. Diabetes is thought to be a contributor to hypertension, not vice versa.