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1
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What is primordial prevention?

A

Prevention of the risk factors for a disease (such as preventing kids from becoming obese)

2
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What is primary prevention?

A

Trying to lessens the risk factors of CAD (such as getting obese patients to lose weight)

3
Q

Plaque formation occurs everywhere in the body, but ___________ occurs more often in the coronaries.

A

plaqure rupture

4
Q

Patient care guidelines are delineated I, IIa, IIb, and III. What do they mean?

A

I = do it; IIa = reasonable; IIb = might be considered; and III = don’t do it

5
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Level of evidences are given by A, B, and C. Describe what each means?

A

A = several randomized trials; B = large observational trials; and C = expert opinion

6
Q

What dose of aspirin is given to all CAD patients?

A

75 - 162 mg

7
Q

Post-bypass surgery, patients are given ____________ of aspirin for one year.

A

100 - 325 mg

8
Q

ß-blockers are guideline I in patients with _____________.

A

LVSD and ejection fraction

9
Q

RAAS inhibitors reduce mortality among post-MI patients, especially ______________.

A

in diabetics and LVSD

10
Q

Those with hypertension should consume less than ________ mg of sodium per day.

A

1,500

11
Q

The biggest side effect of statins is __________.

A

myalgia

12
Q

Class I guidelines for all CAD patients includes ___________.

A

high-dose statins

13
Q

Diabetes is considered a cardiovascular syndrome due to the ____________.

A

chronic inflammation and platelet turnover

14
Q

Aldosterone receptor antagonists have been shown to save lives in patients with ___________.

A

EF

15
Q

BP levels below _________ are sufficient to prevent cardiac events.

A

140/90

16
Q

What is the one non-statin lipid-lowering agent that is indicated (albeit weakly) in CAD?

A

Ezetimibe

17
Q

In terms of secondary CAD prevention, why is smoking bad?

A

It is inflammatory; it oxidizes, LDL; it lowers HDL; and it causes endothelial dysfunction

18
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What are BMI and waist-line goals for men and women?

A

BMI 18 - 25; waist

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