The public health nurse is participating in a health fair and interviews a patient with a history of hypertension, who is currently smoking one pack of cigarettes per day. She denies any of the most common manifestations of CAD
Based on these data, the nurse would expect the focuses of CAD treatment most likely to be which of the following?
A) Drug therapy and smoking cessation
B) Diet and drug therapy
C) Diet therapy only
D) Diet therapy and smoking cessation
Ans: D
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Due to the absence of symptoms, dietary therapy would likely be selected as the first-line treatment for possible CAD. Drug therapy would be determined based on a number of considerations and diagnostics findings, but would not be directly indicated. Smoking cessation is always indicated, regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms.
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