Question 1. Question :
A 35 year old female arrives at your clinic. She has had diabetes and peripheral
artery disease for the past 5 years. You decide to obtain an ETT. The insurance
company argues that this is inappropriate. You justify the ETT because you are
planning secondary strategies to prevent future heart disease. Where could one
find the supporting data for these guidelines?
Medicare guidelines
xFramingham risk score (These guidelines come from the Framingham risk score.)
Medicaid guidelines
Do not exist
Question 2.
You are counseling a patient diagnosed with stress-induced ischemia. You base
your discussion on your knowledge that stress-induced ischemia is thought to be
caused by what phenomena?
Diet and exercise
Heart muscle dysfunction
Too many carbonated drinks
xEndothelial dysfunction of the microvascular (You base your discussion on your
knowledge that stress-induced ischemia is thought to be caused by endothelial
dysfunction of the microvascular.)
Question 3.
What happens to coronary flow related to CAD?
Hyper profusion of the myocardium
Cerebral vascular infarction
, xHypo profusion of the myocardium (Because of the restrictive flow of blook
through the coronary arteries, hypo profusion of the myocardium results from
coronary flow related to CAD which causes the presenting symptoms)
Functional systolic pressures
Question 4:
A 47-year old female with general complaints of fatigue and shortness of breath
shows up in your clinic as a referral from another nurse practitioner. Several
blood tests and chest x-rays have been completed without any diagnosis or
outstanding abnormalities. You decide to order an ETT despite the fact that the
recent ECG does not show any abnormalities. From the answers below, which
would be the best answer to support your decision?
You are out of other options
Women present with the same pattern of CAD as do males
xCAD in women is under diagnosed (You make this choice because you are aware
that CAD in women is under diagnosed.)
To please the patient
Question 5:
You are in the clinic with your mentor observing the Echocardiogram exercise test
of a 45-year old male that has been experiencing slight chest pressure almost
daily during exercise. While observing your patient, your mentor points out that
the left ventricle wall is thinning and there is some hyperkinesias of the
ventricular wall. From your time in the clinic, you know that this test will be
considered to be what type of result?
Impossible
Negative
xPositive (From your time in the clinic, you know because of wall thinning and
hyperkinesis that this test will be considered to be positive.)