Question 1

Nicotine and carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke increase the amount of oxygen in the blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Nonmodifiable risk factors for stroke include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   gender.
B)   height.
C)   age.
D)   heredity.

Question 3

To confirm a stroke, a person has to experience multiple symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Cardiovascular disease is the number-one killer in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Diabetes has been linked with all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   low HDL cholesterol.
B)   obesity.
C)   low triglycerides.
D)   high blood pressure.

Question 6

Differentiate between modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors. Provide three examples each.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

What is the drug most often used to treat angina, and what does it do?

Accepted Answer

A)   nitroglycerin; constricts coronary vessels
B)   nitroglycerin; dilates coronary vessels
C)   acetaminophen; dilates coronary vessels
D)   acetaminophen; constricts coronary vessels

Question 8

What is the bursting of an artery in the brain called?

Accepted Answer

A)   stroke
B)   heart attack
C)   hypertension
D)   atherosclerosis

Question 9

Coronary heart disease and stroke account for ______ percent of all cardiovascular deaths.

Accepted Answer

A)   50
B)   60
C)   70
D)   80

Question 10

The most common form of diabetes is type I.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

About 90 percent of people who experience a heart attack have one or more of the major risk factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

About 30 percent of people with hypertension don't know they have it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Symptoms of this type of stroke are similar to those of an ischemic stroke, but in addition, sudden severe headache, nausea, and vomiting are also common.

Accepted Answer

A)   transient stroke
B)   vascular stroke
C)   hemorrhagic stroke
D)   cerebrovascular accident

Question 14

All of the following are types of cardiovascular disease EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   congestive heart failure.
B)   edema.
C)   atherosclerosis.
D)   hypertension.

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Cardiovascular disease is the number-one killer in the United States.

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