According to the article about the third part of the U.S. population with hypertension complies with the standards of blood pressure of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program which is:
A.
140/90 mmHg or higher.
B.
120/80 mm Hg.
C.
139/89 mm Hg.
D.
140/90 mmHg or lower.
2.
The traditional treatment of medical intervention for hypertensive therapy in the United States mainly focuses in:
A.
daily exercise.
B.
pharmacotherapy.
C.
healthy diet.
D.
lifestyle modification.
3.
In terms of physical exercise, physicians recommend patients with hypertension to:
A.
find an activity patients think it is challenging to do.
B.
do activities all patients enjoy such as walking and swimming.
C.
walk more than thirty minutes every other day.
D.
find an activity/activities which patients feel interested in and enjoy doing.
4.
Which of the following statements is a fact according to the article:
A.
The more potassium the less sodium in the blood.
B.
The less potassium the less sodium in the blood.
C.
There is not a correlation found between potassium and sodium in the blood.
D.
The more potassium the more sodium in the blood.
5.
A DASH eating plan accompanied with changes in the lifestyle of hypertensive patients:
A.
has a positive significant result on their health.
B.
may not avoid the risk of strokes.
C.
augments the level of sodium in their blood stream.
D.
reduces 8 mm Hg or higher in the systolic blood pressure.
6.
When limiting the consumption of alcohol in patients with hypertension:
A.
results show reductions of 3 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure and 2 mm Hg in diastolic blood pressure.
B.
men should not have more than two alcoholic drinks per day.
C.
the physician should cut down the patient’s drinking in 67% per month.
D.
a meta-analysis indicated no relationship between drinking and high blood pressure.
7.
Nicotine in people who have hypertension:
A.
decreases their levels of norepinephrine and epinephrine.
B.
increases their blood pressure (systolic and diastolic).
C.
may shut down the sympathetic system temporarily.
D.
has a low relation with cardiovascular disease and stroke.
8.
The authors of the article affirm that omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin C and coenzyme Q10:
A.
are highly recommended in conclusive studies of blood pressure.
B.
have minimum effect on blood pressure.
C.
have little support from medical literature to treat hypertension.
D.
are antagonist in the treatment of hypertension.
9.
Meditation in hypertensive patients:
A.
seems to reduce the level of their blood pressure according to many studies.
B.
has little or no evidence on reducing blood pressure.
C.
showed to reduce blood pressure in a study, but in other studies there is not consistency.
D.
did not work as expected in a long-term study of 202 patients mentioned in the article.
