Assignment 5 - Knowledge review MetS

Assignment 5 - Knowledge review - MetS

Choose the MOST correct answer:

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1. The primary healthcare environment is ideal for the screening of the metabolic syndrome and its individual components because:

a) Healthcare providers in secondary/tertiary environments don't take the metabolic syndrome seriously enough

b) The primary healthcare provider has the knowledge, experience, equipment and facilities available to perform accurate screenings

c) Early detection means management strategies can be formulated to slow the progression of the symptoms and in some situations, may actually be able to reverse them

d) (b) and (c)

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2. At what age should screening of blood pressure, glucose tolerance, cholesterol, waist circumference and body mass index ROUTINELY be commenced?

a) 20 years

b) 25 years

c) 30 years

d) 35 years

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3. Which of the following do NOT form part of the International Diabetes Federation's diagnostic criteria for the metabolic syndrome?

a) Central obesity: waist circumference >88cm in women and >102cm in men

b) Triglycerides >1.7mmol/l or on specific treatment for this abnormality

c) Low HDL-cholesterol of<1.03mmol/l for men or <1.29mmol/l for women or on a specific treatment for this lipid abnormality

d) Raised blood pressure of systolic >125mmHg or diastolic >80mmHG or on treatment for previously diagnosed hypertension

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4. True or false: every 1mmol reduction of LDL-cholesterol results in a 17% reduction in strokes and 23% reduction in major cardiac events

a) True

b) False

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5. What percentage of the adult population is the metabolic syndrome estimated to affect?

a) 15%

b) 20%

c) 25%

d) 30%

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6. It is estimated that every 1kg of weight loss will result in a reduction in ______ mmHg of blood pressure:

a) 0.5mmHg

b) 1mmHg

c) 1.5mmHg

d) 2mmHg

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7. True or False: reducing diastolic blood pressure by 5mmHg reduces ischaemic heart disease by +/-22% and reduces stroke by +/-34%

a) True

b) False

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8. According to the Diabetes Programme in the USA, combining diet and physical activity reduced the development of diabetes by % while a _% reduction was seen when medication only was used.

Assignment 5 - Knowledge review MetS