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Q40.  Atherosclerosis impacts the arteries of the heart as well as the arteries and arterioles throughout the body, causing what condition?            

Q42. When teaching a patient about niacin therapy, the nurse tells the patient to report which serious adverse effect to the primary healthcare provider?          

Q26. The nurse explains to the patient in scenario that antilipid agents available have which added benefits that result in decreased heart attacks and stroke? (Select all that apply.)

Q11. A nurse tells a 45-year-old male patient whose BMI was calculated to be 29 that this number means what?

Q30. Which cholesterol level would the nurse be the most concerned with when conducting an assessment for a male patient suspected of having Metabolic Syndrome?          

Q45. Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statements below by selecting from the list of options provided. Scenario: A patient who is moderately overweight and has hypertension was recently informed of a new diagnosis of hyperlipidemia and needs to be started on a statin. Choose the most likely option for the information missing from the following sentences by selecting from the list of options provided. The patient in the scenario was started on [option1]. The mechanism of action of the first drug [option2].

Q13. A patient is prescribed a bile acid resin. The nurse instructs the patient to report which adverse reaction related to vitamin K deficiency?

Q24. Drug therapy for initial treatment of metabolic syndrome is targeted at controlling which condition(s)? (Select all that apply.)

Q46. Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statements below by selecting from the list of options provided. The nurse recognized the anti-lipid agent [option1] used in conjunction with [option2] is to reduce elevated cholesterol concentration thereby blocking the absorption of cholesterol by the small intestine. 

Q6. The patient comes back to the clinic for a checkup after starting atorvastatin (Lipitor) and asked the nurse how the drug works. Which statement by the nurse would be appropriate?