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WorksheetsCVS-Respi Case 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is not a major feature of the metabolic syndrome?
Central obesity
Hypertriglyceridemia
Hyperuricemia
Hyperglycemia
Hypertension
A 73-year-old man with a history of a recent change in his treatment for moderately severe hypertension is brought to the emergency department because of a fall at home. Which of the following drugs is most likely to cause postural hypotension and thus an increased risk of falls?
Propranolol
Verapamil
Captopril
Prazosin
Amlodipine
Which drug is correctly matched with its corresponding adverse effect?
Hydralazine - heart failure
Verapamil - constipation
Aliskiren - hypokalemia
Hydrochlorothiazide - lupus-like syndrome
Which of these does not increase HDL cholesterol levels?
Ezetimibe
Rosuvastatin
Gemfibrozil
Nicotinic acid
Based on the JNC 8 Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension in Adults, pharmacologic treatment should be initiated in which patient?
A 45-year-old diabetic woman with a blood pressure of 135/85
A 35-year-old man with CKD with a blood pressure of 135/85
A 58-year-old man with a blood pressure of 138/92
A 65-year-old man with a blood pressure of 145/82
When the radius of the resistance vessels is increased, which of the following is increased?
Systolic blood pressure
Diastolic blood pressure
Viscosity of the blood
Hematocrit
Capillary blood flow
A 59-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with severe chest pain. During palpation, a slight rhythmic pulsation on the chest wall at the left fifth intercostal space is noted in the midclavicular line. What part of the heart is responsible for this pulsation?
Right atrium
Left atrium
Aortic arch
Apex of the heart
Mitral valve
Which of the following statements about hypertension is incorrect?
The incidence of stroke rises progressively with increasing blood pressure.
Hypertension is associated with beta amyloid deposition.
Patients with primary hypertension have decreased circulating levels of autoantibodies.
Primary renal disease is the most common etiology of secondary hypertension.
Which of the following combination of drugs is least recommended for the treatment of hypertension?
Captopril + hydrochlorothiazide
Telmisartan + amlodipine
Atenolol + chlorthalidone
Nebivolol + valsartan
Losartan + captopril
A 48-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes has a waist circumference of 92 centimeters. She has a triglyceride level of 225 mg/dL.
35 mg/dL
45 mg/dL
55 mg/dL
All the options
Which of these structures forms most of the sternocostal surface of the heart?
Right ventricle
Left ventricle
Right atrium
Left atrium
Right-sided heart failure is commonly caused by ________________.
Aortic and mitral valvular diseases
Left-sided heart failure
Hypertension
Ischemic heart disease
Primary myocardial diseases
Which of these is correlated with the diastolic blood pressure?
Stroke volume
Compliance of the aorta
Volume of blood in the aorta during diastole
Two of the options
All the options
The third heart sound occurs when
The aortic and pulmonary valves close
The atria contract
Blood from the atria rushes to the ventricles
The mitral and tricuspid valves close
Which of the following statements about hypertension is true?
A patient with a diastolic blood pressure of ≥100 mmHg is considered to have stage 2 hypertension
A patient with a systolic blood pressure of 150 mmHg is considered to have stage 2 hypertension
To stage hypertension, both the systolic and diastolic pressures must be above the defined level
A patient with a systolic blood pressure of 135 mmHg is considered to have stage 1 hypertension
