Mn 566 Midterm Questions and Verified Answers.

Mn 566 Midterm Questions and Verified
Answers




Data .from .the .Framingham .Heart .study .suggests .that .individuals .who .are .normotensive .at .55 .years .
of .age .have .how .much .lifetime .risk .of .developing .hypertension?

A. .65%

B .75%

C. .80%

D. .90% .- .(correct .answer) .-D. .90%

Mary .has .hypertension .and .previously .had .a .stroke. .Which .hypertensive .drug .would .you .order .for .h
er?



A. .Chlorthalidone

B. .Metoprolol

C. .Amlodipine

D. .Losartan .- .(correct .answer) .-A. .Chlorthalidine

A .delta .wave .on .an .ECG .may .be .present .in .which .condition?



A. .Prinzmetal's .Angina

B. .Bundle .Branch .Block

C. .Wolff-Parkinson-White .Syndrome

D. .Aortic .Stenosis .- .(correct .answer) .-C. .Wolff-Parkinson-White .Syndrome

, Samuel .is .going .to .the .dentist .for .some .work .and .must .take .endocarditis .prophylaxis .because .of .his
.history .of:




A. .Severe .Asthma

B. .A .common .valvular .lesion

C. .Severe .hypertension

D. .Prosthetic .heart .valve .- .(correct .answer) .-D. .Prosthetic .heart .valve

There .are .4 .stages .of .heart .failure .classified .as .A .to .D, .that .describe .the .evolution .and .progression .
of .disease. .In .which .stage .are .patients .hospitalized .or .treated .with .specialized .interventions .or .hospi
ce .care .for .refractory .symptoms .of .heart .failure .despite .medical .treatment?



A. .Stage .A

B. .Stage .B

C. .Stage .C

D. .Stage .D .- .(correct .answer) .-D. .Stage .D

Which .of .the .following .is .abundant .in .the .heart .and .rapidly .rises .in .the .bloodstream .in .the .presenc
e .of .heart .failure, .making .it .a .good .diagnostic .test?



A. .Brain .Natriuretic .Peptide

B. .C-Reactive .Protein

C. .Serum .Albumin

D. .Erythrocyte .Sedimentation .Rate .- .(correct .answer) .-A. .Brain .Natriuretic .Peptide

If .a .pulmonary .embolus .is .suspected, .which .testing .should .be .performed?



A. .Ultrasound

B. .MRI

C. .V/Q .Scan