, Which assessments of care providers are performed as part of the Value Based
Purchasing initiative? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Appraising costs per case of care for
Medicare patients
Assissing patients' satisfaction with hospital care
Monitoring mortality rates of all patients with pneumonia
The provider learns that a patient is taking herbal supplements for a variety of reasons.
What is an important point to discuss with this patient about taking such supplements? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Many supplements lack clear clinical evidence of efficacy
Which dietary supplements have shown some effectiveness in reducing blood pressure
in patients with hypertension? - CORRECT ANSWERS-CoQ10
Garlic extract
L-arginine
A patient reports abdominal and back pain with anorexia and nausea. During an exam,
the provider notes a pulsatile abdominal mass. What is the initial action? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Ultrasound of the mass to determine size
A 70-year-old male patient has an aortic aneurysm measuring 5.0cm. The patient has
poorly-controlled hypertension, and decompensated heart failure. What is the
recommendation for treatment for this patient? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Serial
ultrasongraphic surveillance of the aneurysm
According to current research, whic are associated with a decreased incidens of stroke?
- CORRECT ANSWERS-> 7 servings of fruits and vegetables per day
Intensive insulin therapy in type 1 diabetes
Medicterranean diet
During a rountine health maintenance examination, the provider auscultates a cervical
bruit. The patient denies syncope, weakness, or headache. What will the provider do,
based on this finding? - CORRECT ANSWERS-order a carotid duplex ultrasound
Patients who meet the criteria for statin therapy to help prevent atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease are thos with a history of - CORRECT ANSWERS-a 10 year risk
score of 8% with an LDL of 80mg/dL
a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level > 190mg/dL
previous myocardial infarction
A patient who has heart failure with reduced ejection fraction will have which
symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWERS-pump failure from left ventricular systolic
dysfunction
A patient who has been diagnosed with heart failure for over a year reports being
comfortable while at rest and experiences palpitaitons and dyspnea when walking tothe
Purchasing initiative? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Appraising costs per case of care for
Medicare patients
Assissing patients' satisfaction with hospital care
Monitoring mortality rates of all patients with pneumonia
The provider learns that a patient is taking herbal supplements for a variety of reasons.
What is an important point to discuss with this patient about taking such supplements? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Many supplements lack clear clinical evidence of efficacy
Which dietary supplements have shown some effectiveness in reducing blood pressure
in patients with hypertension? - CORRECT ANSWERS-CoQ10
Garlic extract
L-arginine
A patient reports abdominal and back pain with anorexia and nausea. During an exam,
the provider notes a pulsatile abdominal mass. What is the initial action? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Ultrasound of the mass to determine size
A 70-year-old male patient has an aortic aneurysm measuring 5.0cm. The patient has
poorly-controlled hypertension, and decompensated heart failure. What is the
recommendation for treatment for this patient? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Serial
ultrasongraphic surveillance of the aneurysm
According to current research, whic are associated with a decreased incidens of stroke?
- CORRECT ANSWERS-> 7 servings of fruits and vegetables per day
Intensive insulin therapy in type 1 diabetes
Medicterranean diet
During a rountine health maintenance examination, the provider auscultates a cervical
bruit. The patient denies syncope, weakness, or headache. What will the provider do,
based on this finding? - CORRECT ANSWERS-order a carotid duplex ultrasound
Patients who meet the criteria for statin therapy to help prevent atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease are thos with a history of - CORRECT ANSWERS-a 10 year risk
score of 8% with an LDL of 80mg/dL
a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level > 190mg/dL
previous myocardial infarction
A patient who has heart failure with reduced ejection fraction will have which
symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWERS-pump failure from left ventricular systolic
dysfunction
A patient who has been diagnosed with heart failure for over a year reports being
comfortable while at rest and experiences palpitaitons and dyspnea when walking tothe
