Fitzgerald Review Course: Primary-Secondary Prevention
Exam Study Guide Questions with Verified Solutions
1. Assessment of the optic disc is a component of the evaluation of cranial
nerve ?
I
II
II
I
IV: II
2. You examine a 62 year old woman with a 20 year hx of HTN. She reports
intermittent use of the antihypertensive medications stating "I feel better
with- out medicine". Today she is here for a "checḱ up". On physical exam you
note the following: PMI with downward lateral shift as well as a Gr II/VI
holosystolic murmur with radiation to the axilla. The patient's history will
liḱely include a health history of:
A. Syncopal Episode
B. Episodes of chest pain at rest
C. Dyspnea on exertion
D. Vertigo: C. Dyspnea on exertion
3. Syncopal episodes are associated with:: Outflow obstruction such as aortic stenosis, cardiomy-
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, opathy, and rhythm disturbances
4. Chest pain at rest is associated with: Angina, Acute Coronary Syndrome
5. Vertigo is associated with: Vestibular disfunction
6. Dyspnea on exertion is associated with: Congestive heart failure
7. Of the following, which should be performed first in assessing a 48 year old
woman who has a 25 year history of moderate persistent asthma and who now
presents with an acute asthma flare
A. Oxygen Saturation
B. Arterial Blood Gas
C. FEV1
D. CXR: FEV1
8. You are setting up a healthcare clinic for migrant farm worḱers. Which of the
following sites would be most desirable ?
A. Community Church
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Exam Study Guide Questions with Verified Solutions
1. Assessment of the optic disc is a component of the evaluation of cranial
nerve ?
I
II
II
I
IV: II
2. You examine a 62 year old woman with a 20 year hx of HTN. She reports
intermittent use of the antihypertensive medications stating "I feel better
with- out medicine". Today she is here for a "checḱ up". On physical exam you
note the following: PMI with downward lateral shift as well as a Gr II/VI
holosystolic murmur with radiation to the axilla. The patient's history will
liḱely include a health history of:
A. Syncopal Episode
B. Episodes of chest pain at rest
C. Dyspnea on exertion
D. Vertigo: C. Dyspnea on exertion
3. Syncopal episodes are associated with:: Outflow obstruction such as aortic stenosis, cardiomy-
1/
15
, opathy, and rhythm disturbances
4. Chest pain at rest is associated with: Angina, Acute Coronary Syndrome
5. Vertigo is associated with: Vestibular disfunction
6. Dyspnea on exertion is associated with: Congestive heart failure
7. Of the following, which should be performed first in assessing a 48 year old
woman who has a 25 year history of moderate persistent asthma and who now
presents with an acute asthma flare
A. Oxygen Saturation
B. Arterial Blood Gas
C. FEV1
D. CXR: FEV1
8. You are setting up a healthcare clinic for migrant farm worḱers. Which of the
following sites would be most desirable ?
A. Community Church
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15
