17.Allofthefollowingaretrueofchronic,heavy,alcoholuseEXCEPT
a.itincreasestheindividual’sriskofcardiovasculardisease.
b.itenhancesthecardioprotectiveeffectsfirstseenwithmoderatealcoholuse.
c.itincreasesthedrinker’sriskofdeathfromastroke.
d.alcoholisacardiotoxiccompound.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: ComplicationsofChronicAlcoholUse
QUESTIONTYPE: MultipleChoice
HASVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:DOWE.COCD.19.05.03-Understandthedifferencesbetweenchronicuseof
alcoholandsocialdrinking
NATIONALSTANDARDS: UnitedStates-CACREP.3D-Theoriesandetiologyofaddictionsandaddictive
behaviors
UnitedStates-CSHSE.2a-Theoriesofhumandevelopment.
DATECREATED: 2/16/20188:56AM
DATEMODIFIED: 2/23/20189:10AM
18.Theheavy,chronicuseofalcoholwill
a.aidinweightlossinwomenonly,althoughthereasonforthisisnotknownatpresent.
b.alterthenormalpatternofbacterialgrowthinthemouth,increasingthedrinker’sriskforaconditioncalled
glossitis.
c.reducetheeffectsofsleepapneaasitcausesthemusclesofthetracheatobecomemorerelaxedandless
tense.
d.increasetheeffectivenessoftheimmunesystemthroughthemannerinwhichglucosederivedfromalcohol
biotransformationbecomesasourceofenergyforthewhitebloodcells.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: ComplicationsofChronicAlcoholUse
QUESTIONTYPE: MultipleChoice
HASVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:DOWE.COCD.19.05.03-Understandthedifferencesbetweenchronicuseof
alcoholandsocialdrinking
NATIONALSTANDARDS: UnitedStates-CACREP.3E-Biological,neurological,andphysiologicalfactors
UnitedStates-CSHSE.2a-Theoriesofhumandevelopment.
DATECREATED: 2/16/20188:56AM
DATEMODIFIED: 2/23/20189:10AM