A Postmenopausal Client Learns That Her Level of Good" Cholesterol

question 30

Multiple Choice

A postmenopausal client learns that her level of good" cholesterol is decreasing and the level of bad" cholesterol is rising.How should the nurse explain this physiologic mechanism to the client?

• A)At menopause,your body quits producing progesterone,which keeps your cholesterol level low."
• B)Menopause weakens the blood vessels and allows the bad cholesterol to become more prominent."
• C)During menopause,the estrogen level decreases dramatically.Estrogen helps to keep the 'good' cholesterol high and the 'bad' cholesterol low,and also helps to protect the heart."
• D)Because cholesterol problems are all hereditary,your 'bad' cholesterol levels are probably rising in the same manner as your family members' did."

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