Midterm Exam: MN 566/ MN566 (Latest 2024/
2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A 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% - ANSWER D. 90%
Mary has hypertension and previously had a stroke. Which hypertensive drug would you order for her?
- Chlorthalidone
- Metoprolol
- Amlodipine
- Losartan - ANSWER A. Chlorthalidine 1 / 3
A delta wave on an ECG may be present in which condition?
- Prinzmetal's Angina
- Bundle Branch Block
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- Aortic Stenosis - 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:
- Severe Asthma
- A common valvular lesion
- Severe hypertension
- Prosthetic heart valve - ANSWER D. Prosthetic heart valve
- Stage A 2 / 3
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 hospice care for refractory symptoms of heart failure despite medical treatment?
- Stage B
- Stage C
- Stage D - ANSWER D. Stage D
- Brain Natriuretic Peptide
- C-Reactive Protein
- Serum Albumin
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate - ANSWER A. Brain
- Ultrasound
Which of the following is abundant in the heart and rapidly rises in the bloodstream in the presence of heart failure, making it a good diagnostic test?
Natriuretic Peptide If a pulmonary embolus is suspected, which testing should be performed?
B. MRI
- V/Q Scan
- D-Dimer - ANSWER A. V/Q Scan
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