Question 1. Question : More than half of all cardiac arrhythmias involve the atria. : False

15 Jun Question 1. Question : More than half of all cardiac arrhythmias involve the atria. : False

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1. Question : More than half of all cardiac arrhythmias involve the atria.

: False

True

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 2. Question : What are the most common symptoms caused by tachyarrhythmias?

: Sweating

Thirst

Palpitations

Headaches

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 3. Question : For women with known CAD and diabetes, which is most appropriate to assess CAD risk?

: ETT

Coronary bypass surgery

Coronary catheterization

ETT with imaging

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 4. Question : 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

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 5. Question : 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

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 6. Question : 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

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 7. Question : 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

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 8. Question : 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?

: False

True

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 9. Question : 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

Points Received: 0 of 5

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Question 10. Question : 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

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 11. Question : 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

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 12. Question : What is one of the common causes of a Saccular Abdominal Aneurysm?

: Poor kidney functioning

Age

Drugs: illicit and prescribed

Trauma

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 13. Question : 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

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 14. Question : Population disease management is a term used to describe:

: High specificity disease states