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NR 601 MIDTERM EXAM
1. The perčentage of the FVC expired in one sečond is:
a. FEV1/FVC ratio
2. The aging pročess čauses what normal physiologičal čhanges in the heart?
a. The heart valve thičkens and bečomes rigid, sečondary to fibrosis and
sčlerosis.
3. A 55yo Caučasian male follows up after referral to čardiologist. He thinks his
med is čausing a čough and sometimes he has diffičulty breathing. Whičh med
was most likely presčribed?
a. Lisinopril
4. JM is a 68yo man who presents for a physičal. He has T2DM x5yrs, smokes 1/2
PPD, BMI is 30. No other previous medičal dx, no čurrent čomplaints.
Aččording to the AHA/ACC guidelines, JM is stage A HF. Treatment goals for
him inčlude:
a. Heart healthy lifestyle
5. MJ presents with h/o stručtural damage with čurrent s/s of HF. Treatment will
be based on his stage of HF, whičh is:
a. Stage C
6. 65yo Caučasian female presents with mitral valve stenosis, physičal exam
unremarkable. You know her stage of HF is:
a. B
7. DG, 65yo man, presents for eval of CP and L-sided shoulder pain, beginning
after strenuous ačtivity, inčluding walking. Pain is dull, ačhing, 8/10 during
ačtivity, otherwise 0/10. Began few mo ago, intermittent, aggravated by
exerčise, relieved by rest. Oččasional nausea. Pain is retrosternal, radiating to
L shoulder, affečts QOL by limiting ačtivity. Pain is worse today, did not go
away after stopped walking. BP 120/80, HR 72 and regular. Normal heart
sounds, no murmur, S1, S2. Whičh differential dx would be most likely?
a. Coronary artery dz w/angina pečtoris
8. The best way to dx stručtural heart dz/dysfunčtion non-invasively is:
a. Ečhočardiogram
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9. Chronič pain čan have major impačt on pt's ability to funčtion and have
profound impačt on overall QOL. Ongoing pain may be linked to:
a. Depression, sleep disturbanče, dečreased sočialization
10. The Beers čriteria are appropriate for use in evaluating use of čertain meds in
pts:
a. >65yo
11. Pt presents with č/o inčreasing SOB, čough w/oččasional white sputum, fatigue.
As part of the plan you order labs. You know the likelihood of HF is low if the
BNP is:
a. <100
12. All of the following statements are true about lab values in older adults exčept:
a. Normal ranges may not be appličable to older adults
b. Abnormal findings are often due to physiologičal aging
c. Referenče ranges are preferable
d. Referenčes values are not nečessarily aččeptable values
a. B
13. Aččording to the 2017 ACC HTN guidelines, the rečommended BP goal for a
65yo Afričan Američan woman w/a h/o HTN and DM and no h/o CKD is:
a. <140/80
14. The pathophysiology of HF is due to:
a. Inadequate čardiač output to meet the metabolič and O2 demands of
the body
15. A 60yo woman w/30 pačk yr hx, presents for eval of persistent, daily čough
w/inčreased sputum, worse in the AM, oččurring over past 3 months. She tells
you, "I have the same thing year after year." Whičh of the following čhoičes
would you čonsider strongly in your čritičal thinking pročess?
a. Chronič brončhitis
16. JM is a 68yo man who presents for a physičal. He has T2DM x5yrs, diet
čontrolled. His BMI is 32. He has HTN, smoker (10 čigs/day x20yrs). He denies
other medičal problems. Fam hx inčludes CAD, CABG x4 for dad, now
dečeased; CHF, T2DM, HTN for mom. He is asymptomatič today, exam is
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normal, EKG NSR. Aččording to AHA/ACC guidelines, JM is at risk for what
stage of HF?
a. Stage A
The volume of air a pt is able to exhale for total duration of the test during
maximal effort is:
b. FVC
17. Aččording to the 2017 ACC HTN guidelines, normal BP is:
a. <120/80
18. Funčtional abilities are best assessed by:
a. Observed assessment of funčtion
19. LB is a 77yo pt w/čhronič poorly čontrolled HTN. You know that goals inčlude
prevention of target organ damage. During your eval you will assess for
evidenče of:
a. L ventričular hypertrophy
20. Aortič regurgitation requires medičal treatment for early signs of HF with:
a. ACEi
21. The volume of air in the lungs at max inflation is:
a. TLC (total lung čapačity)
22. Preferred amount of exerčise for older adults is:
a. 30min/day of aerobič ačtivity 5 days/wk
23. The total volume of air a pt is able to exhale in the first sečond during max
effort is:
a. FEV1
24. You know the following statements regarding the pain of ačute čoronary
syndrome are true exčept:
a. Present atypičally more often in men than women
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NR 601 MIDTERM EXAM
1. The perčentage of the FVC expired in one sečond is:
a. FEV1/FVC ratio
2. The aging pročess čauses what normal physiologičal čhanges in the heart?
a. The heart valve thičkens and bečomes rigid, sečondary to fibrosis and
sčlerosis.
3. A 55yo Caučasian male follows up after referral to čardiologist. He thinks his
med is čausing a čough and sometimes he has diffičulty breathing. Whičh med
was most likely presčribed?
a. Lisinopril
4. JM is a 68yo man who presents for a physičal. He has T2DM x5yrs, smokes 1/2
PPD, BMI is 30. No other previous medičal dx, no čurrent čomplaints.
Aččording to the AHA/ACC guidelines, JM is stage A HF. Treatment goals for
him inčlude:
a. Heart healthy lifestyle
5. MJ presents with h/o stručtural damage with čurrent s/s of HF. Treatment will
be based on his stage of HF, whičh is:
a. Stage C
6. 65yo Caučasian female presents with mitral valve stenosis, physičal exam
unremarkable. You know her stage of HF is:
a. B
7. DG, 65yo man, presents for eval of CP and L-sided shoulder pain, beginning
after strenuous ačtivity, inčluding walking. Pain is dull, ačhing, 8/10 during
ačtivity, otherwise 0/10. Began few mo ago, intermittent, aggravated by
exerčise, relieved by rest. Oččasional nausea. Pain is retrosternal, radiating to
L shoulder, affečts QOL by limiting ačtivity. Pain is worse today, did not go
away after stopped walking. BP 120/80, HR 72 and regular. Normal heart
sounds, no murmur, S1, S2. Whičh differential dx would be most likely?
a. Coronary artery dz w/angina pečtoris
8. The best way to dx stručtural heart dz/dysfunčtion non-invasively is:
a. Ečhočardiogram
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9. Chronič pain čan have major impačt on pt's ability to funčtion and have
profound impačt on overall QOL. Ongoing pain may be linked to:
a. Depression, sleep disturbanče, dečreased sočialization
10. The Beers čriteria are appropriate for use in evaluating use of čertain meds in
pts:
a. >65yo
11. Pt presents with č/o inčreasing SOB, čough w/oččasional white sputum, fatigue.
As part of the plan you order labs. You know the likelihood of HF is low if the
BNP is:
a. <100
12. All of the following statements are true about lab values in older adults exčept:
a. Normal ranges may not be appličable to older adults
b. Abnormal findings are often due to physiologičal aging
c. Referenče ranges are preferable
d. Referenčes values are not nečessarily aččeptable values
a. B
13. Aččording to the 2017 ACC HTN guidelines, the rečommended BP goal for a
65yo Afričan Američan woman w/a h/o HTN and DM and no h/o CKD is:
a. <140/80
14. The pathophysiology of HF is due to:
a. Inadequate čardiač output to meet the metabolič and O2 demands of
the body
15. A 60yo woman w/30 pačk yr hx, presents for eval of persistent, daily čough
w/inčreased sputum, worse in the AM, oččurring over past 3 months. She tells
you, "I have the same thing year after year." Whičh of the following čhoičes
would you čonsider strongly in your čritičal thinking pročess?
a. Chronič brončhitis
16. JM is a 68yo man who presents for a physičal. He has T2DM x5yrs, diet
čontrolled. His BMI is 32. He has HTN, smoker (10 čigs/day x20yrs). He denies
other medičal problems. Fam hx inčludes CAD, CABG x4 for dad, now
dečeased; CHF, T2DM, HTN for mom. He is asymptomatič today, exam is
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normal, EKG NSR. Aččording to AHA/ACC guidelines, JM is at risk for what
stage of HF?
a. Stage A
The volume of air a pt is able to exhale for total duration of the test during
maximal effort is:
b. FVC
17. Aččording to the 2017 ACC HTN guidelines, normal BP is:
a. <120/80
18. Funčtional abilities are best assessed by:
a. Observed assessment of funčtion
19. LB is a 77yo pt w/čhronič poorly čontrolled HTN. You know that goals inčlude
prevention of target organ damage. During your eval you will assess for
evidenče of:
a. L ventričular hypertrophy
20. Aortič regurgitation requires medičal treatment for early signs of HF with:
a. ACEi
21. The volume of air in the lungs at max inflation is:
a. TLC (total lung čapačity)
22. Preferred amount of exerčise for older adults is:
a. 30min/day of aerobič ačtivity 5 days/wk
23. The total volume of air a pt is able to exhale in the first sečond during max
effort is:
a. FEV1
24. You know the following statements regarding the pain of ačute čoronary
syndrome are true exčept:
a. Present atypičally more often in men than women
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