Management of All Types and Grades of Angina Includes the Use

question 23

Multiple Choice

Management of all types and grades of angina includes the use of lifestyle modification to reduce risk factors. Which of these modifications are appropriate for which reason? Both the modification and the reason for it must be true for the answer to be correct.

• A)Lose at least 10 pounds of body weight. Excessive weight increases cardiac workload.
• B)Reduce sodium intake to no more than 2,400 mg of sodium per day. Sodium increases blood volume and cardiac workload.
• C)Increase potassium intake to at least 100 mEq/day. High levels of potassium improve the heart's contractility and oxygen supply.
• D)Intake only a moderate amount of alcohol. Research shows that too much alcohol is detrimental to cardiac function.

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Definitions:

Cardiac Conduction

The process by which the heart's electrical impulses are generated and transmitted, facilitating heartbeats.

Ventricles

The two lower chambers of the heart, responsible for pumping blood to the lungs and the rest of the body.

Bundle of His

Part of the electrical conduction system of the heart, transmitting impulses from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles.

Blood Pressure

The force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of the body's arteries, a primary vital sign.