Question
Question 1
More than half of all cardiac arrhythmias involve the atria.
True
False
Question 2.
What are the most common symptoms caused by tachyarrhythmias?
Sweating
Thirst
Palpitations
Headaches
Question 3.
For women with known CAD and diabetes, which is most appropriate to assess CAD risk?
ETT
Coronary bypass surgery
Coronary catheterization
ETT with imaging
Question 4.
Of the following, which is the best answer when asked for an advantage of echocardiogram exercise testing over thallium stress testing?
Does not depend on operator experience
Costs are the same
Results are available more quickly
Doesn’t matter because there are no advantages
Question 5.
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?
E. Coli
Gardnerella Vaginalis
Mycoplasma Hominis
Chlamydia
Question 6.
What purpose does the principle of fidelity serve in the provider/patient relationship?
Ensures that providers honor their commitments to the patient
Obligates the provider to a one-on-one relationship with the individual
Ensures that patients receive whatever they want
Maintains costs in the healthcare arena
Question 7.
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?
True
False
Question 8.
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?
True
False
Question 9.
Skin cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm in males in the US. What is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men greater than 50 years of age?
Prostate cancer
Lung cancer
Lymphoma
Lupus
Question 10.
What ECG changes can reduce the specificity of the ETT?
Exercise induced bundle branch blocks
Paced rhythm and resting bundle branch block
Paced rhythm and exercise induced bundle branch blocks
Low voltage up sloping of the ST-segment
Question 11.
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?
Newly diagnosed diabetes
Back pain or flank pain
Visual disturbances
Headaches
Question 12.
What is one of the common causes of a Saccular Abdominal Aneurysm?
Poor kidney functioning
Age
Drugs: illicit and prescribed
Trauma
Question 13.
The diagnostic accuracy of stress testing is decreased among women compared to men for what reasons?
Women having thinner ventricular and septal muscles
Women usually have single vessel or non-obstructive disease
Women cannot exercise as vigorously as men
Women typically have multiple vessel disease
Question 14.
Population disease management is a term used to describe:
High specificity disease states
Low specificity diseases states
Low prevalence specific diseases
High prevalence specific diseases
Question 15.
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 the aorta. You know that this form of aneurysm is referred to as what kind of aneurysm?
Thoracic aneurysm
Budging sac aneurysm
Saccular aneurysm
Fusiform aneurysm
Question 16.
Your practice partner just ordered an exercise echocardiography 2DE for a patient with suspected cardiovascular risk. This patient has known resting wall motion abnormalities.Why would this not be the best test to assess this patient’s cardiac risk?
Sensitivity is increased
Sensitivity is decreased
Specificity is increased
Specificity is decreased
Question 17.
Your 60-year old male patient arrives for his appointment. He complains of general malaise and fever over the past several days with low back pain. He also states that he is getting up at night more often to urinate and never feels his bladder is completely empty.What differential diagnosis should you consider in this patient?
Acute viral prostatitis
Stomach virus
Acute bacterial prostatitis
BPH only
Question 18.
We all know that collaboration is integral to becoming a successful nurse practitioner. Among collaborations, however, only one can be considered as the most important. While each example below is important, which is the most important collaboration? The one that occurs:
Between the nurse practitioner and their physician mentor
Between two healthcare providers about a single patient
Between the patient and their family
Between the patient and the nurse practitioner
Question 19.
The sensitivity of a routine ETT is effort dependent. What physiological changes occur during effort in the routine ETT?
Rapid heart rates and coronary artery narrowing
Decrease in coronary blood flow
Decreased heart rate and increased systolic blood pressure
Increased coronary flow and increased systolic blood pressure
Question 20.
A 47-year old female with general complaints of fatigue and shortness of breath shows up in your clinic as a referral from another nurse practitioner. Several blood tests and chest x-rays have been completed without any diagnosis or outstanding abnormalities.You decide to order an ETT despite the fact that the recent ECG does not show any abnormalities. From the answers below, which would be the best answer to support your decision?
You are out of other options
CAD in women is under diagnosed
To please the patient
Women present with the same pattern of CAD as do males
Question 21.
Your patient underwent an exercise stress test for CAD. There is significant elevation of the ST-segment.What do you need to know about these changes to manage your patient’s care?
: This patient needs to see someone more experienced in treatment of CAD
These changes are predictive of myocardial infarction
These changes have minimal predictive value for CAD
These changes predict dire outcomes
Question 22.
When there is a consequential loss of structural integrity of the abdominal aorta, the resulting issue is what condition?
Bloated stomach
Kidney failure
Bleeding ulcers
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Question 23.
You see a 60-year old African American male in your clinic with a recent diagnosis of hypertension. He asks you what he should restrict in his diet, and is particularly interested in limiting his sodium intake. What amount of sodium intake would you recommend on a daily basis for this patient?
1.5 g/day
No added table salt
3.0 g/day
2.3 g/day
Question 24.
Why would inability to exercise reduce the specificity of the routine ETT?
Produces QRS changes that cannot be interpreted
Produces persistent ST-segmental changes and T-wave abnormalities
Causes ST-segment changes and P-wave abnormalities
Will not produce any changes in ECG
Question 25.
By standard criteria, how is a positive stress test defined?
Development of a horizontal or down sloping ST-segment depression of 1mm
Down sloping of the ST-segment at the J point of the QRS
Development of a horizontal or down sloping ST-segment depression of 10mm
Upward sloping ST-segment measured at the J point of the QRS
Question 26.
What are the two types of bradycardia recognized by the American Heart Association?
Relative and absolute
Absolute and pending
Refractory and non-refractory
Relative and dynamic
Question 27.
You see a 75-year old female in your clinic today complaining of urinary incontinence. She is otherwise healthy based upon her last visit. She states that her mother told her this would happen someday because it happens to every woman at some age. What would you tell this patient?
This happens to all women as they age
No need to worry. This is normal. Your mother was correct.
This is not an expected condition related to aging.
This happens to men as well and most women before your age.
Question 28.
What do you know regarding ischemia that is confined to only
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