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You are in the clinic with your mentor observing exercise test of a 45 year old who has been experiencing slight chest pressure almost daily during exercise. While observing your patient your mentor points out that the left ventricle wall is thinning and there is some hyperkinesia of the ventricular wall. From your time in the clinic you know that this test will be what type of result (Ans- positive What are the most common mechanisms to produce cardiac arrhythmias? (Ans- enhanced automaticity, triggered activity or reentry A 65 year old white male arrives in your clinic with general complaints of slight abdominal discomfort. He has a known history of smoking two packs per day for 40 years and hypertension. He also has COPD and has been treated numerous times with oral steroids. You consider optimal diagnoses. Of the ones listed below which should be included as a potential top suspect in our choice diagnosis (Ans- abdominal aortic aneurysm More than half of all cardiac arrhythmias involve in the atria (Ans- trueWhat are the most common symptoms caused by tachyarrhythmias (Ans- palpitations For women with known cad and diabetes, which is the most appropriate to assess CAD risk (Ans- ETT with imaging Of the following, which is the best answer when asked about the advantage of echocardiogram exercise testing over thallium stress testing (Ans- Results are available more quickly Your patient has uncomplicated pyelonephritis. I