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1
Coronary heart disease (CHD)
A)refers to illnesses caused by atherosclerosis.
B)is narrowing of the coronary arteries.
C)is thought to be caused by modernization.
D)all of the above
2
The most recent research suspects that CHD might be caused by
A)stresses of modern life.
B)inflammation that results in a build up of C-reactive protein.
C)increased hostility responses.
D)reduced sense of control in one's life.
3
Metabolic syndrome predicts heart attacks through the following problems:
A)obesity around hips and legs and high LDL cholesterol levels.
B)obesity around waist and low HDL levels and increased risk for diabetes.
C)lack of exercise regardless of weight and HDL.
D)significant anger issues.
4
Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT)
A)has proven to decrease the rate of CHD, but increases breast cancer.
B)has shown that there is no relationship between HRT and CHD.
C)does not reduce CHD, it might, in fact, increase the risk.
D)works effectively for both men and women.
5
Hypertension is
A)not necessarily serious except in the African American communities.
B)increased blood pressure through the blood vessels.
C)usually first diagnosed by the person who has it.
D)best treated by stress reduction techniques.
6
Strokes are
A)disturbances in the blood flow to the brain.
B)sometimes caused by cerebral hemorrhaging.
C)fatal in approximately 10% of strokes.
D)all of the above
E)a and c
7
High blood pressure, heart disease, cigarette smoking, high red blood cell count, and transient ischemic attacks are all predictive of
A)death from a stroke.
B)diabetes.
C)severity of CHD.
D)strokes.
8
Strokes are most lethal for
A)African American men between the ages of 45 to 64.
B)White men of the same ages.
C)African American men and women between the ages of 45 to 64.
D)none of the above
9
Diabetes is
A)increasing in diagnosis.
B)diagnosed as Type I or Type II or both.
C)the result of insufficient secretion of insulin or from insulin resistance.
D)a and c
E)all of the above
10
Type I diabetes is characterized by
A)early onset.
B)frequent need to urinate.
C)lack of insulin production by the pancreas.
D)all of the above





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