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