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1. Question: A 65-year-old African American male with NYHA class III CHF presents with decompensated heart failure despite compliance with taking an ACE inhibitor, beta- blocker, and diuretics. According to the ACCF/AHA guidelines the next pharmacologic agent to be added should be:
2. Question: Noncardiac causes for elevated natriuretic peptide levels (BNP and proBNP) include the following:
3. Question: You are examining an elderly woman and find a grade 3/6 crescendo-decrescendo systolic murmur with radiation to the neck. This is most likely caused by:
4. Question: Examination of a patient in a supine position reveals distended jugular veins from the base of the neck to the angle of the jaw. This finding indicates
5. Question: Aortic stenosis in a 15-year-old is most likely:
6. Question: The rationale for using beta blocker therapy in treatment of HF is to:
7. Question: Causes of unstable angina include all of the following except:
8. Question: In assessing a woman with or at risk for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), the NP considers that the patient will likely present:
9. Question: A patient with symptomatic Aortic Stenosis (AS) requires surgery due to severe symptoms. The patient has several comorbidities and is deemed to have prohibitive surgical risks. Despite this risk stratification and due to the severity of the symptoms this patient may be a candidate for the following intervention:
10. Question: Which is the primary consideration when preparing to administer thrombolytic therapy to a patient who is experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (MI)?