Current Concepts in Managing Dyslipidemia
Post Test

A score of 70% must be achieved to receive continuing education credits.
 
1. Lowering lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduces the risk for cardiovascular events.
   True
   False
2. With intense LDL-C lowering, the goal for high risk patients is less than 70mg/dl.
 True
 False
3. In order to reach LDL-C lowering goals, high doses of _______ or combination lipid lowering medications are required.
  a. Resins
 b. Statins
 c. Placebo
 d. Nicotinic Acid
 e. Fibrate
4. Which of the following is/are statins?
 a. Simvastatin
 b. Atorvastatin
 c. Rosuvastatin
 d. All the above
5. Combining statins with other medications will slow down the process of lowering LDL-C levels.
 True
 False
6. Compared to placebo, combination therapy found reduced risks in ________.
  a. MI
  b. Stroke
 c. Coronary Death
 d. Revascuarization
 e. All the above
7. A new predictor of cardiovascular events is _________.
  a. LDL-C
 b. CIMT
 c. hs-CRP
 d. HDL-C
8.  Highly specific C reactive protein (hs-CRP) adds to a predictive value of total cholesterol to HDL-C ratio in
determining risk of _______.
 a. First myocardial infarction
  b. High levels of LDL-C
 c. Cardiovascular death
 d. All the above
9. The AHA suggests using hs-CRP in high risk patients for CVD to provide another measure of risk.
   True
   False
10. In order to determine whether combination therapy results in less cardiovascular events than monotherapy with only statins, major outcomes trials and trials over a long period of time are necessary.
   True
   False
 


Current Concepts in Managing Dyslipidemia
 

Evaluation Summary
Please rate this activity on the following scale:
4 - Excellent        3 - Good        2 - Fair        1 - Poor
1.Based on the content presented I am better able to:  
  • Identify measures used to predict dyslipidemia
    4        3        2        1
  • Discuss best treatment options for managing dyslipidemia
    4        3        2        1
  • Gain awareness of best predictor(s) for very high/high/low risk patients
    4        3        2        1
2. Activity met my expectations    4        3        2        1  
3. Activity was free of bias    4        3        2        1
4. Activity content was understandable    4        3        2        1
5. Presenter was free of bias    4        3        2        1
6. Method of learning was beneficial    4        3        2        1


Due to the content of this activity, I will change my practice patterns by:

Provide appropriate education to my patients on the risk factors Dyslipidemia.
Identify appropriate patients for measuring hs-CRPproviders to refer patients to case management of ACT
Work with primary care providers to establish an appropriate referral/treatment choice.
Be aware of the measure of risk for Dyslipidemia patients
My practice patterns will not change
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