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Reducing CVD risk and treatmentsEdexcel International A Level Biology: Mind map

What this mind map covers

  • Indicators
  • Lifestyle
  • Blood pressure drugs
  • Cholesterol and clots
  • Evaluate

Exam questions on Reducing CVD risk and treatments

  1. A 54-year-old man is 1.75 m tall and has a body mass of 98 kg. His waist measures 112 cm and his hips measure 100 cm. He smokes and takes little exercise.
    Explain why the waist-to-hip ratio may be a better indicator of the risk of CHD than BMI for some people.2 marks
  2. Doctors prescribe different drugs to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD): antihypertensives for raised blood pressure, statins for high LDL cholesterol, and anticoagulants or platelet inhibitors for patients who are at risk of blood clots.
    Describe one benefit and one risk of a patient taking an anticoagulant drug such as warfarin.2 marks
  3. A 60-year-old woman has a blood pressure of 165/100 mmHg and a blood LDL cholesterol concentration of 4.5 mmol dm⁻³. Her doctor prescribes a beta blocker and a statin, and advises her to change her lifestyle. She asks why she needs both drugs.
    Explain how a beta blocker and a statin each reduce the risk of CHD.3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).