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You are in the clinic with your mentor observing exercise test of a 45
year old who 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 hyperkinesia of
the ventricular wall. From your time in the clinic you know that this test
will be what type of result - CORRECT ANSWER positive
What are the most common mechanisms to produce cardiac
arrhythmias? - CORRECT ANSWER enhanced automaticity, triggered
activity or reentry
A 65 year old white male arrives in your clinic with general complaints of
slight abdominal discomfort. He has a known history of smoking two
packs per day for 40 years and hypertension. He also has COPD and has
been treated numerous times with oral steroids. You consider optimal
diagnoses. Of the ones listed below which should be included as a
potential top suspect in our choice diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER
abdominal aortic aneurysm
More than half of all cardiac arrhythmias involve in the atria -
CORRECT ANSWER true
What are the most common symptoms caused by tachyarrhythmias -
CORRECT ANSWER palpitations
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For women with known cad and diabetes, which is the most appropriate
to assess CAD risk - CORRECT ANSWER ETT with imaging
Of the following, which is the best answer when asked about the
advantage of echocardiogram exercise testing over thallium stress
testing - CORRECT ANSWER Results are available more quickly
Your 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? - CORRECT ANSWER E. coli
What purpose does the principle of fidelity serve - CORRECT ANSWER
Ensures that providers honor their commitment to the patient
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 - CORRECT ANSWER true
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 - CORRECT ANSWER true
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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 - CORRECT ANSWER Prostate cancer
What ech changes can reduce the specificity of the ETT - CORRECT
ANSWER paced rhythm and resting bundle branch blocks
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 - CORRECT ANSWER back pain or flank pain
Which is one of the common causes of a saccular abdominal aneurysm -
CORRECT ANSWER trauma
The diagnostic accuracy of stress testing is decreased among women
compared to men for what reasons - CORRECT ANSWER women
usually have single vessel or non-obstructive disease
population disease management is a term used to describe - CORRECT
ANSWER high prevalence specific diseases
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
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