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1. Question: What is standard therapy for patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic heart failure with reduced EF (HFrEF) who have normal renal function?
2. Question: A 72 year old patient presents to the ER because of swollen feet. On exam you note S3 and S4 upon ascultation of the heart, jugular vein distention and ascites in the abdomen. What is your leading diagnosis?
3. Question: A dual-chamber pacemaker can be placed to prevent progression of which cardiomyopathy?
4. Question: Which of the following pharmacologic therapies is indicated for Aortic Insufficiency due to Aortic Stenosis?
5. Question: You are reviewing imaging in a patient with a history of dilated cardiomyopathy. What would you expect to see on the chest X-Ray?
6. Question: In patients with suspected endocarditis, the nurse practitioner knows that which organism should be primarily covered empirically?
7. Question: In Heart Failure (HF), lack of forward flow can cause decrease perfusion to the kidneys. This will lead to fluid retention and HF exacerbation based on the activation of the ____ .
8. Question: Insufficiency or backwards flow of blood across a valve is considered?
9. Question: Painful, red nodules in the distance phalanges in a patient with endocarditis is indicative of what?
10. Question: The administration of prophylactic antibiotics solely to prevent endocarditis is recommended for those undergoing a GU or GI procedure without a cardiac situation. True or False