Which Patient Needs to Be Taught About How Diet and Exercise

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which patient needs to be taught about how diet and exercise can lower lipids to reduce the risk for coronary artery disease?

• A) A woman with a high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level of 53 mg/dl
• B) A man with an HDL level of 43 mg/dl
• C) A woman with a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level of 125 mg/dl
• D) A man with an LDL level of 200 mg/dl

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Definitions:

Tibia

The inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle in vertebrates, parallel with the fibula.

Friction

The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.

Scales

Small, rigid plates that grow out of an animal's skin to provide protection. In fish and reptiles, scales perform this protective function.

Adaptation

The process by which organisms adjust to changes in their environment in order to survive and reproduce.