A health care provider in a clinic finds a patient in a Assessment of gasping breaths or not breathing
room, unresponsive and pale. Which sign should be
used to identify the need to initiate cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR)?
Evaluation of peripheral perfusion and level of
consciousness
Obtaining a history of previous myocardial infarction
Determination of pulselessness or bradycardia
Assessment of gasping breaths or not breathing
An African-American patient who is being treated Admit to the hospital for evaluation and treatment
with a thiazide diuretic for chronic hypertension
reports blurred vision and shortness of breath. The
provider notes a blood pressure of 185/115. What is
the recommended action for this patient?
Increase the dose of the thiazide medication
Add a beta blocker to the patient's regimen
Admit to the hospital for evaluation and treatment
Prescribe a calcium channel blocker
,A patient reports sustained, irregular heart Atrial fibrillation
palpitations. What is the most likely cause of these
symptoms?
Atrial fibrillation
Anemia
Extrasystole
Paroxysmal attacks
,A patient has a cardiac murmur that peaks in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
midsystole and is best heard along the left sternal
border. The provider determines that the murmur
decreases in intensity when the patient changes from
standing to squatting and increases in intensity with
the Valsalva maneuver. Which cause will the provider
suspect for this murmur?
Aortic stenosis
Tricuspid regurgitation
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Mitral valve prolapse
A patient is brought to an emergency department Initiate fibrinolytic treatment
with symptoms of acute ST-segment elevation MI
(STEMI). The nearest hospital that can perform
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is 3 hours
away. What is the initial treatment for this patient?
Give the patient an oral beta blocker
Transfer to the PCI-capable institution
Administer heparin
Initiate fibrinolytic treatment
, Patients who meet the criteria for statin therapy to previous myocardial infarction.
help prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level >190 mg/dL.
are those with a history of (Select all that apply.) a 10 year risk score of 8% with an LDL of 80 mg/dL.
previous myocardial infarction.
a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level >190 mg/dL.
diabetes and an LDL between 40 and 70 mg/dL.
a 10 year risk score of 8% with an LDL of 80 mg/dL.
a 10 year risk score of 5% and an LDL of 165 mg/dL.
A 75-year-old patient reports pain and a feeling of Cauda equina syndrome
tiredness in both legs that only relieves after sitting for
30 minutes or more. What the does provider suspect
as the cause for these symptoms?
Buerger's disease
Cauda equina syndrome
Diabetic neuropathy
Peripheral arterial disease
Which are causes of secondary hypertension? (Select Oral contraceptives
all that apply.) NSAIDS
Oral contraceptives Sleep apnea
Isometic excercises
NSAIDS
Sleep apnea
Increased salt intake
room, unresponsive and pale. Which sign should be
used to identify the need to initiate cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR)?
Evaluation of peripheral perfusion and level of
consciousness
Obtaining a history of previous myocardial infarction
Determination of pulselessness or bradycardia
Assessment of gasping breaths or not breathing
An African-American patient who is being treated Admit to the hospital for evaluation and treatment
with a thiazide diuretic for chronic hypertension
reports blurred vision and shortness of breath. The
provider notes a blood pressure of 185/115. What is
the recommended action for this patient?
Increase the dose of the thiazide medication
Add a beta blocker to the patient's regimen
Admit to the hospital for evaluation and treatment
Prescribe a calcium channel blocker
,A patient reports sustained, irregular heart Atrial fibrillation
palpitations. What is the most likely cause of these
symptoms?
Atrial fibrillation
Anemia
Extrasystole
Paroxysmal attacks
,A patient has a cardiac murmur that peaks in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
midsystole and is best heard along the left sternal
border. The provider determines that the murmur
decreases in intensity when the patient changes from
standing to squatting and increases in intensity with
the Valsalva maneuver. Which cause will the provider
suspect for this murmur?
Aortic stenosis
Tricuspid regurgitation
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Mitral valve prolapse
A patient is brought to an emergency department Initiate fibrinolytic treatment
with symptoms of acute ST-segment elevation MI
(STEMI). The nearest hospital that can perform
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is 3 hours
away. What is the initial treatment for this patient?
Give the patient an oral beta blocker
Transfer to the PCI-capable institution
Administer heparin
Initiate fibrinolytic treatment
, Patients who meet the criteria for statin therapy to previous myocardial infarction.
help prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level >190 mg/dL.
are those with a history of (Select all that apply.) a 10 year risk score of 8% with an LDL of 80 mg/dL.
previous myocardial infarction.
a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level >190 mg/dL.
diabetes and an LDL between 40 and 70 mg/dL.
a 10 year risk score of 8% with an LDL of 80 mg/dL.
a 10 year risk score of 5% and an LDL of 165 mg/dL.
A 75-year-old patient reports pain and a feeling of Cauda equina syndrome
tiredness in both legs that only relieves after sitting for
30 minutes or more. What the does provider suspect
as the cause for these symptoms?
Buerger's disease
Cauda equina syndrome
Diabetic neuropathy
Peripheral arterial disease
Which are causes of secondary hypertension? (Select Oral contraceptives
all that apply.) NSAIDS
Oral contraceptives Sleep apnea
Isometic excercises
NSAIDS
Sleep apnea
Increased salt intake
