Question

A 61-year-old client with a history of diabetes mellitus, obesity, and a recent myocardial infarction should be questioned concerning what relevant assessment data associated with coronary artery disease (CAD)

Answer 1

The correct answer would be -

1. Cholesterol consumption

2. Experience of angina pain

3. Typical A1C results

4. Nicotine use

Step-by-step explanation:

Coronary artery disease is clogging, blocking or narrowing of the coronary artery due to various reasons majorly fat and cholesterol depositing in the arteries. The assessment data associated with the CAD or coronary arteries disease are as follow-

Cholesterol consumption - Consumption of bad cholesterol and fat is the major reason that clogged the arteries so the history and consumption helps in assessing.

Experience of angina pain- angina pain can be significant identification for higher risk of developing CAD.

Typical A1c result : A1c test is the average test result of blood sugar of last three months, that help in know if the blood sugar is high in long term or normal.

Use of nicotine: knowledge of the use of the nicotine use helps in assessing if over use of nicotine could be risk to the CAD.

Answer 2

Coronary artery disease may be defined as the blockage or the difficulty in flow of the blood through the arteries. The arteries gets hardened in the this disease and fat deposition is noticed in the artery.

The diagnosis of coronary artery disease requires the further diagnosis like the consumption of cholesterol and its excess level in the body confirms the disease. The use of nicotine and the angina pain assessment is quite important for the disease assessment. The A1C test measures the blood glucose level and its value is used in the measurement of coronary artery disease.