Week 6 Quiz
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1. A blood pressure of 150/90 is considered: Normal in healthy older
adults
2. A delta wave on the ecg may be present in which con- Wolff-Parkinson-White
dition: syndrome
3. A patient is undergoing a cardiac stress test. Which of Labetalol
the following parts of their history could cause a false
positive reading?
4. Claire is a patient complaining that her left leg is cool, Peripheral Artery Disease
pale, smaller than her right, and has thick toenails.
Which condition may she be experiencing?
5. Data from the Framingham Heart Study suggests that 90%
individuals who are normotensive at 55 years of age
have how much lifetime risk of developing hyperten-
sion?
6. For the best therapeutic effect after an MI, thrombolyt- 12 hours
ics should be administered within the first 3 hours
(ideally 30 minutes) of symptom onset. Studies have
shown, however, that thrombolytic therapy can be ben-
efit up to how many hours after the initial presentation
of MI symptoms?
7. Fred is a 76-year-old man with a history of hyperten- ACE inhibitor
sion who recently suffered a post myocardial infarc-
tion. Which of the following antihypertensive medica-
tions is appropriate?
8. If a pulmonary embolus is suspected, which test V/Q scan
should be performed?
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