1. As a f/u from a hospitalization an adult
Norvasc
patent pre- sents with ankle edema. Which of
the following med- ications is the most likely
cause of the edema?
1 year
2. Recommendation for lipid check in
adolescent with type 1 DM?
Peripheral neuropathy
3. Which of the following end-organ sequelae is
not di- rectly caused by uncontrolled
hypertension? Inferior Wall
4. Your patient presents with bradycardia, severe
nau- sea, and substernal pain. STEMI was
identified on the EKG. Which region of the
heart is most likely involved?
5. A 60-year-old man with a history of hypertension and Refer to the
emergency
diabetes presents with a new-onset headache and department
visual disturbances. His blood pressure is
200/110 mmHg. What is the most appropriate
management?
6. A patient is being followed for type 2 diabetes mellitus He should
avoid dietary
and hypertension. He also has a diagnosis of poly- not have
cythemia vera and has regular phlebotomies any other
for man- agement. Which of the following medical
statements about this patient is correct? conditions.
For the
7. Your 50 year-old male African American (AA) following
patient was found to have a blood pressure of 24 hours of
160/96 upon ar- rival to your clinic. He does self-
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reported vital signs, it remained between 160- supplements
170 systolic and 90-100 diastolic without
treatment. After finding all basic metabolic
panel (BMP) lab values to be within
amlodipine
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normal limits, your first choice of
antihypertensive is most likely which of the
following agents?
Amlodipine (Narvasc)
8. An older adult presents with the single
complaint of bilateral pedal edema. The
patient has a history of diabetes and high
blood pressure and is on oral med- ications.
Which of the following medications is the
MOST likely cause of the patient's complaint? Ankle Brachial Index
(ABI)
9. Your patient presents with pale, waxy legs,
weak pe- ripheral pulses, and states he is having
difficulty walk- ing great distances due to the
pain in his calves. The most appropriate non-
invasive test to evaluate his leg vascular flow
quality is which of the following exams? Furosemide (Lasix),
10. A 75-year-old patient has just been discharged
to a
nursing facility following hospitalization for an exacer-
lisinopril (Zestril), bation of chronic heart failure. The
patient's condition carvedilol (Coreg) is classified as stage C,
which involves known structur-
al heart disease with previous or present
symptoms of failure. If the patient is
adherent to current clinical guidelines, the
nurse practitioner who is visiting can expect
treatment to include which of the following
medications?
11. Your patient has a diagnosis of Hashimoto's recent TSH
and is on Levothyroxine 75 mcg daily. Her was
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elevated at 15 uU/mL. Your next best action Increase Levothyroxine
is to: to 100 mcg daily
12. Which of the following is true of HHS? Slower onset and
typically found in
elderly popula- tion