Diet
Name 2 good sources of monounsaturated fats (type of fat you should consume the most of)
What are nuts and avocados, vegetable oils, peanut oils, olive oil?
These are the two types of activities that adult should do each week, according to the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition
Aerobic activity and muscle-strengthening activity
This is the highest selling prescription drug and it is used to treat high cholesterol
Lipitor (atorvastatin)
The age that people are most at risk for cardiovascular diseases
65 and older
The medical term for heart attack is this
What is myocardial infarction?
Reducing this in your diet can help lower your blood pressure.
What is salt/sodium?
State 2 benefits of cool downs after exercise
Allows your body to recover after exercise, returns your heart rate and BP back to normal levels gradually, decreases potential for post exercise dizziness associated with low BP, reduces risk of irregular heart rhythms, promotes removal of lactic acid from the body (reduces muscle soreness)
Losartan is classified as this type of drug.
Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)
The emotional response that may lead to cardiovascular diseases
Stress
The top number in a blood pressure is called this
What is systolic blood pressure?
This type of fat is the considered the worst for your health
What is trans fat?
According to the American Heart Association, what is the recommended amount of sleep for adults?
7-9 hours
Ezetimibe's brand name is
Zetia
Age, family history, ethnicity are examples of this type of risk factors
Non-modifiable
This cardiovascular medication is recommended for individuals with diabetes
What are moderate intensity statins?
Name 3 diseases healthy eating helps prevent
Obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes
This hormone released during exercise can help elevate your mood
Endorphins/dopamine/serotonin
Name 3 signs of digoxin toxicity
Bradycardia, nausea/vomiting, anorexia, fatigue, malaise, confusion, headache, yellow/green visual changes
Name 4 controllable risk factors for heart disease
High cholesterol, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes/pre-diabetes, inactivity or sedentary lifestyle, overweight, unmanaged stress
This following pair below is the correct match:
a. Venodilators: reduce preload
b. Arterial dilators: reduce cardiac output
c. Venodilators: increase blood volume returning to the heart
d. Arterial dilators: increase afterload
What is A?
Women should not exceed this number of drinks per day to prevent rise in BP and risk of CVD
1 (12 oz of regular beer = 5 oz of wine = 1.5 oz of distilled spirits)
The American Heart Association's guidelines on physical activity state that all healthy adults ages 18–65 should be getting at least ___ minutes of moderate intensity activity ___ days of the week.
30 minutes/5 days
Class IV antiarrhythmic drugs are classified as (drug class)
Calcium Channel Blockers
These two factors are worth 2 points when calculating CHADS-VASC score to determine Afib patients' risk of stroke.
Age (>=75), history of stroke
This trial showed that in patients with HFrEF (EF<35%) and NYHA III-IV symptoms, spironolactone led to a 30% reduction in mortality
What is the RALES trial?