Lesson 19

Question 1

The bad cholesterol

Answer 1

Ldl / Low Density Lipoprotein

Question 2

The good cholesterol

Answer 2

HDL / High Density Lipoprotein

Question 3

It absorbs cholesterol in the blood and carries it back to the liver

Answer 3

HDL

Question 4

High levels of _______ can lower the risk of heart disease and stroke

Answer 4

HDL

Question 5

High levels of _______ rises the risk of heart disease and stroke

Answer 5

LDL

Question 6

Type of fat in your blood that your body uses for energy

Answer 6

Triglycerides

Question 7

Elevated/increased level of lipid(fats) in the blood

Answer 7

Hyperlipidemia

Question 8

How to prevent hyperlipidemia

Answer 8

Healthy diet
Limit alcohol
Physical activity
Smoking cessation
Use of medication

Question 9

Lower serum levels of cholesterol and various lipids

Answer 9

Antihyperlipidemic drugs

Question 10

Also known as lipid lowering agents

Answer 10

Anti-hyperlipidemic drugs

Question 11

Example of cardiovascular diseases

Answer 11

Heart attack
Stroke

Question 12

What is abnormal lipid levels

Answer 12

Dyslipidemia

Question 13

Plaques is also called as

Answer 13

Atheromas

Question 14

The leading cause of death worldwide, and its incidence is high in people with hyperlipidemia

Answer 14

CAD / Coronary Artery Disease

Question 15

Drugs that lower serum LDL levels

Answer 15

Bile Acid Sequestrants
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor

Question 16

Reduce LDL by binding acids in the digestive tract

Answer 16

Bile Acid Sequestrants

Question 17

Used to normalise high serum level of cholesterol

Answer 17

Bile Acid Sequestrants

Question 18

High cholesterol and high LDL

Answer 18

Hypercholesterolemia

Question 19

Used to treat hypercholesterolemia

Answer 19

Bile Acid Sequestrants

Question 20

Used to treat pruritus associated with partial biliary obstruction

Answer 20

Cholestyramine

Question 21

Prevent bile from being secreted into the intestines

Answer 21

Bile obstruction

Question 22

The suffix of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

Answer 22

Statin

Question 23

Inhibits the enzyme HMG-COA reductase

Answer 23

HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

Question 24

Involved in the production of cholesterol in liver

Answer 24

HMG-CoA Reductase

Question 25

Block the cholesterol synthesis in the body

Answer 25

HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

Question 26

Give drugs of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

Answer 26

Pravastatin Lovastatin Simvastatin Atorvastatin

Question 27

Used as prophylaxis myocardial infarction

Answer 27

Atorvastatin

Question 28

Breaking down of muscles that may lead to disability

Answer 28

Rhabdomyolysis

Question 29

One of the new class approved in 2003 to lower cholesterol levels

Answer 29

Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitors

Question 30

What is the target of Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitors

Answer 30

Small intestine

Question 31

Lower the cholesterol levels by reducing the absorption of dietary cholesterol from the intestines

Answer 31

Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitors

Question 32

Block the absorption of dietary cholesterol

Answer 32

Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitors

Question 33

Drugs of Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitors

Answer 33

Ezetimibe

Question 34

Time peak for cholesterol synthesis

Answer 34

Midnight to 5 am