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1. Question: A 65-year-old patient that has a history of diabetes, coronary artery disease, and renal insufficiency is post-operative day 3 from a hip replacement. Which of these factors puts the patient at the highest risk for a pulmonary embolism?
2. Question: A patient diagnosed with asthma has uncontrolled symptoms despite good adherence to the prescribed inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) regimen. As the nurse practitioner, what is your next step in the management of this patient?
3. Question: It is recommended that elderly patients with COPD receive the decrease the risk of ischemic heart disease that can develop over time.
4. Question: The use of bubble studies during echocardiogram (ECHO) are useful in the diagnosis of
5. Question: A patient with a holosystolic murmur has bilateral lower extremity swelling, a pulsatile liver, and on ECG you notice a right axis deviation with a peaked p-wave in lead II. What is the LEADING differential diagnosis for this patient?
6. Question: A patient with progressive dyspnea, chronic cough with sputum production, and a history of smoking is being worked up for COPD. What is the most reproducible and objective measurement of air flow limitation?
7. Question: Where do most pulmonary emboli originate?
8. Question: A 50-year-old female presents complaining of shortness of breath and cough. If present, which of the following features would decrease the probability that the patient’s respiratory symptoms are due to asthma?
9. Question: Which of the following pharmacologic interventions is FDA approved for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)?
10. Question: Sildenafil should not be taken with to increased vasodilation.