APEA Review 2024

APEA Review 2024 Black Patient With or Without DM - Answer ️️ -Thiazide diuretic Calcium channel blocker Nonblack Patient With or Without DM - Answer ️️ -Thiazide diuretic Calcium channel blocker ACE ARB heart murmurs are caused by - Answer ️️ -turbulent blood flow through the great vessels or across a heart valve occurs • Stenotic valves don't - Answer ️️ -Stenotic valves don't OPEN properly Regurgitant valves don't - Answer ️️ -Regurgitant valves don't CLOSE properly If pravastatin is chosen for Mr. Thibodeaux, how would you manage this? Select all that apply. - Answer ️️ -Check liver enzymes prior to initiation of statin. Start him on 40 mg today and recheck lipids/LFTs in 8 weeks. htn stop - Answer ️️ -nsaids naproxen calf pain with walking. What's going on? - Answer ️️ -blockage in lower vessels intermittent claudication peripheral artery disease ABI <0.9 or >1.3 is highly suggestive of - Answer ️️ -pad What interventions should be initiated to help decrease his triglyceride level (323 mg/dL)? Select all that apply. - Answer ️️ -. Decreased carbohydrate consumption. Suppose his triglycerides were 550 mg/dL? How would you treat? - Answer ️️ -fibrates lifestyle If Mrs. Boudreaux were to develop heart failure, which medications would be most beneficial to discontinue? Select all that apply - Answer ️️ -amlodopine naproxine Heart Failure Clinical Signs and Symptoms - Answer ️️ -Crackle