TEST BANK FOR NUTRITIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS 7TH EDITION BY GRODNER Chapter 17: Nutrition for Cardiopulmonary Diseases

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MULTIPLE CHOICE 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 a. serum sodium and glucose leve... ls. b. blood oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. c. serum total and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. d. serum triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. 2. If gangrene develops in a patient’s foot and the patient is found to have high blood lipid levels, he or she probably hasa. type 2 diabetes mellitus. b. peripheral artery disease. c. angina pectoris. d. fatty liver disease. 3. If a patient has a thrombosis in a cerebral artery, he or she would experience a. a stroke. b. a migraine headache. c. a heart attack. d. angina pectoris. 4. A patient who would be likely to have elevated serum triglyceride levels is a(n) a. single mother who works full time and eats only two meals a day. b. teenager taking antibiotics during recovery from a streptococcal infection. c. overweight man who drinks three alcoholic beverages a day. d. young man infected with hepatitis A virus. 5. The primary goal of therapy to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease is to lower serum levels of _____ cholesterol. a. total b. LDL c. HDL d. very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) [Show More]

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