exam 2 instructor sample questions with
complete solutions
1. After starting a patient on a statin for the first
time, when should you recheck their lipids?
A. 12 wks
B. 6 months
C. 6 wks Correct Answers c
10. At what age would you screen a low risk
woman for dyslipidemia?
A. 35 yr old
B. 50 yr old
C. 45 yr old
D. 40 yr old Correct Answers c
11. Your patient with HTN comes in and insists one
of his new medications is causing him to cough.
Looking at his list, you think it is coming from
which one of these?
A. Captopril
B. Metoprolol
C. Plavix Correct Answers a
12. Mary has HTN and previously had a stroke.
Which of these HTN medications would you order?
A. ACEI
B. ARB
C. Beta blocker Correct Answers c
, 13. Which type of angina do you suspect in Harvey
who complains of chest pain that occurs during
sleep and most often in the early morning hours?
A. Variant
B. Unstable
C. Stable Correct Answers a
14. In which of the following situations would it be
considered appropriate to diagnosis and initiate
treatment for HTN based on one reading?
A. DBP >100
B. Associated target organ damage
C. Strong family history Correct Answers b
15. Which is not a risk factor for HTN?
A. Age >65 yr old
B. Family history
C. Female gender Correct Answers c
16. Which obstructive lung disease is classified as
reversible?
A. Asthma
B. Emphysema
C. Chronic bronchitis Correct Answers a
17. Which is the most important measurement of
pulmonary function in asthma?
A. Total lung capacity
B. FEV
C. Residual volume Correct Answers b
complete solutions
1. After starting a patient on a statin for the first
time, when should you recheck their lipids?
A. 12 wks
B. 6 months
C. 6 wks Correct Answers c
10. At what age would you screen a low risk
woman for dyslipidemia?
A. 35 yr old
B. 50 yr old
C. 45 yr old
D. 40 yr old Correct Answers c
11. Your patient with HTN comes in and insists one
of his new medications is causing him to cough.
Looking at his list, you think it is coming from
which one of these?
A. Captopril
B. Metoprolol
C. Plavix Correct Answers a
12. Mary has HTN and previously had a stroke.
Which of these HTN medications would you order?
A. ACEI
B. ARB
C. Beta blocker Correct Answers c
, 13. Which type of angina do you suspect in Harvey
who complains of chest pain that occurs during
sleep and most often in the early morning hours?
A. Variant
B. Unstable
C. Stable Correct Answers a
14. In which of the following situations would it be
considered appropriate to diagnosis and initiate
treatment for HTN based on one reading?
A. DBP >100
B. Associated target organ damage
C. Strong family history Correct Answers b
15. Which is not a risk factor for HTN?
A. Age >65 yr old
B. Family history
C. Female gender Correct Answers c
16. Which obstructive lung disease is classified as
reversible?
A. Asthma
B. Emphysema
C. Chronic bronchitis Correct Answers a
17. Which is the most important measurement of
pulmonary function in asthma?
A. Total lung capacity
B. FEV
C. Residual volume Correct Answers b
