Letstalk 3 Flashcards
The life time risk for hypertension in persons who have reached age 55 is ______________.
90 %
Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure increase with age and begin to level off during ages _______________.
61-69
In persons older than 50, the __________________is a greater predictor of complications related to hypertension.
Systolic blood pressure
Men of all ages are more likely to develop hypertension than are women until women experience _____________.
Menopause
At 5-10 years post menopause, women and men have similar risks for _________.
Hypertension
African Americans are much more likely than Whites to develop ____________.
Hypertension
African Americans have an _______higher mortality rate from stroke, a ______higher mortality rate from heart disease and a ____ higher incidence of renal failure than their White counterparts.
80%
50%
320%
List risk factors for hypertension
Other risk factors for hypertension include: family history, obesity, increased salt intake, alcohol intake in excess of 2 ounces per day, sedentary lifestyle, and cigarette smoking (Treadway, 2006, p. 94).
Name risk factors for hyperlipemia .
.a diet high in saturated fatty acids; caloric excess; cigarette smoking; inactivity; a family history; diabetes and other diseases all are risks
Cholesterol levels increase as we –_________.
Age.
Men have higher levels of cholesterol until age ________.
50
Anemia is present when either the ______ or _________is low .(Desai, 2009, p. 69).
Hemoglobin or hematocrit
If a patient is suspected of having an anemia (based on history and physical ) a___________should be drawn.
CBC
Most CBCs include red blood cell count, white blood cell count and differential, _________and the _______________________.This test will guide what other tests should be done.
Indices
RBC Distribution Width
Besides CBC what other blood tests should be done for pt who is suspect for anemia?
Examples of other tests include reticulocyte count, peripheral blood smear, iron studies, hemoglobin electrophoresis, serum folate and serum B12.
The indices include the _____________, __________, and the ________________
Mean corpuscular volume MCV
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin MCH
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration. MCHC
Used as a starting point to classify anemia.
MCV
The average size or volume of the RBCs.
MCV
What kind of anemia if RBC is small in size.
Microcytic
If the average size RBC is large, the anemia is________.
Macrocytic
The _______and _______will be low in iron deficiency anemia when the deficiency is chronic. This finding is termed ___________.
MCH
MCHC
Hypochromic
Reticulocytes are ________RBCs and they are larger than ________RBCs.
Immature
Mature
When anemia occurs, the bone marrow will respond by producing more __________.
Reticulocytes
If the bone marrow does not respond, the cause may be______ anemia or________ anemia.
aplastic anemia
pernicious anemia
