1 More than half of all cardiac arrhymias involve the atria
- True
2 What are the most common symptoms caused by tachyarryhthmias
- Palpitations
3 For women with known cad and diabetes, which is the
most appropriate to assess CAD risk
- ETT with imaging
4 Of the following, which is the best answer when asked
about the advantage of echocardiogram exercise testing
over thallium stress testing
- Results are available more quickly
5 You patient has uncomplicated pyelonephritis. In deciding your
recommended treatment, you consider the most common
pathogenic reason for this diagnosis. What pathogen accounts for
the majority of pyelonephritis?
- E coli
6 What purpose does the principle of fidelity serve
- Ensures that providers honor their committement to the patient
7 In CAD after both systolic and diastolic dysfunction have
occurred. The typical pattern of chest pain and related EKG
changes occur. During an ekg you should expect to see ST
segment and T wave changes that are central to
demonstration of ischemia occurring relatively late in the
ischemic cascade is this true or false
- True
8 The leads on the ECG showing ischemic changes during or
immediately after an ETT can correlate roughly to the culprit
artery or arteries with significant CAD. Is this true or false
- True
, 9 Skin cancer is the most common malignant neoplasms in
males in the us . What is the second leading cause of cancer
deaths in men greater than 50 years of age
- Prostate cancer
10 What ech changes can reduce the
specificity of the ETT
- Paced rhythm and resting bundle
branch blocks.
11 You have confirmed that your patient does indeed have an
abdominal aortic aneurysm. In teaching your patient about
symptoms to report immediately to the vascular surgeon you
instruct the patient to report which of the following
- Back pain or flank pain
12 Which is one of the common causes of a saccular abdominal
aneurysm
- Trauma
13 The diagnostic accuracy of stress testing is decreased
among women compared to men for what reasons
- Women usually have single vessel or
non- obstructive disease 14 Population
disease management is a term used to
describe
- High prevalence specific diseases
15 You receive a report back on the suspected abdominal aortic
aneurysm for your patient. It confirms your suspicion of AAA. The
report describes the aneurysm as a symmetric weakness of the
entire circumference of the aorta. You know that this form of
aneurysm is referred to as what kind of aneurysm