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An immune response to Group A Streptococcal infections involving the heart is:
You are managing the warfarin dose for an older adult with a prosthetic heart
valve. Which situation listed requires that warfarin be discontinued now?
The correlation between blood pressure and age greater than 60 years is that as age
increases:
According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, which characteristic
listed below is a coronary heart disease (CHD) risk equivalent; that is, which risk
factor places the patient at a CHD risk similar to a history of CHD?
Older adults have a unique blood pressure pattern. Which blood pressure reading
below reflects this pattern? Classic symptoms of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
include:
A patient who has diabetes presents with pain in his lower legs when he walks and
pain resolution with rest. When specifically asked about the pain in his lower leg,
he likely will report pain:
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm should take place:
A decrease in blood pressure can occur in men who take sildenafil (Viagra) and:
A patient with aortic stenosis has been asymptomatic for decades. On routine exam,
he states that he has had some dizziness associated with activity but no chest pain
or shortness of breath. The best course of action for the nurse practitioner is to:
A 50-year-old patient with hypertension has taken hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg daily
for the past 4 weeks. How should the nurse practitioner proceed?
In older adults, the three most common ailments are:
Mr. Brown a 45-year-old African American male has the following lab values. What
should the nurse practitioner do next?
The carotid arteries are auscultated for bruits because:
A 75-year-old has isolated systolic hypertension. She started on amlodipine 4 weeks
ago. She states that since then, she has developed urinary incontinence. What is
the nurse practitioner's assessment?
Which medication listed below could potentially exacerbate heart failure in a
susceptible patient?
A common side effect of thiazide diuretics is:
Mrs. Brandy is having contrast dye next week for a heart catheterization. What drug
does NOT need to be stopped prior to her catheterization?
How often should lipids be screened in patients who are 65 years and older if they
have lipid disorders or cardiovascular risk factors?
rheumatic fever.
INR of 8, no significant bleeding
diastolic blood pressure decreases.
Diabetes mellitus
160/60 mmHg
swelling, pain, and discoloration in lower extremity.
in the calf muscle.
once for all males aged 65-75 who have ever smoked.
any antihypertensive medication. refer to cardiology.
Add a drug from another class to the daily 25 mg hydrochlorothiazide. hearing loss,
hypertension, arthritis.
A thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level
this is indicative of generalized atherosclerosis.
It is probably related to amlodipine.
Metoprolol
erectile dysfunction.
Losartan.
Annually
Benazepril should be discontinued immediately if:
pregnancy occurs.
a
An immune response to Group A Streptococcal infections involving the heart is:
You are managing the warfarin dose for an older adult with a prosthetic heart
valve. Which situation listed requires that warfarin be discontinued now?
The correlation between blood pressure and age greater than 60 years is that as age
increases:
According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, which characteristic
listed below is a coronary heart disease (CHD) risk equivalent; that is, which risk
factor places the patient at a CHD risk similar to a history of CHD?
Older adults have a unique blood pressure pattern. Which blood pressure reading
below reflects this pattern? Classic symptoms of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
include:
A patient who has diabetes presents with pain in his lower legs when he walks and
pain resolution with rest. When specifically asked about the pain in his lower leg,
he likely will report pain:
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm should take place:
A decrease in blood pressure can occur in men who take sildenafil (Viagra) and:
A patient with aortic stenosis has been asymptomatic for decades. On routine exam,
he states that he has had some dizziness associated with activity but no chest pain
or shortness of breath. The best course of action for the nurse practitioner is to:
A 50-year-old patient with hypertension has taken hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg daily
for the past 4 weeks. How should the nurse practitioner proceed?
In older adults, the three most common ailments are:
Mr. Brown a 45-year-old African American male has the following lab values. What
should the nurse practitioner do next?
The carotid arteries are auscultated for bruits because:
A 75-year-old has isolated systolic hypertension. She started on amlodipine 4 weeks
ago. She states that since then, she has developed urinary incontinence. What is
the nurse practitioner's assessment?
Which medication listed below could potentially exacerbate heart failure in a
susceptible patient?
A common side effect of thiazide diuretics is:
Mrs. Brandy is having contrast dye next week for a heart catheterization. What drug
does NOT need to be stopped prior to her catheterization?
How often should lipids be screened in patients who are 65 years and older if they
have lipid disorders or cardiovascular risk factors?
rheumatic fever.
INR of 8, no significant bleeding
diastolic blood pressure decreases.
Diabetes mellitus
160/60 mmHg
swelling, pain, and discoloration in lower extremity.
in the calf muscle.
once for all males aged 65-75 who have ever smoked.
any antihypertensive medication. refer to cardiology.
Add a drug from another class to the daily 25 mg hydrochlorothiazide. hearing loss,
hypertension, arthritis.
A thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level
this is indicative of generalized atherosclerosis.
It is probably related to amlodipine.
Metoprolol
erectile dysfunction.
Losartan.
Annually
Benazepril should be discontinued immediately if:
pregnancy occurs.
