A health care provider in a clinic finds a patient in a room, unresponsive and pale.
Which sign should be used to identify the need to initiate cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR)?
Evaluation of peripheral perfusion and level of consciousness
Obtaining a history of previous myocardial infarction
Determination of pulselessness or bradycardia
Assessment of gasping breaths or not breathing
Assessment of gasping breaths or not breathing
An African-American patient who is being treated with a thiazide diuretic for
chronic hypertension reports blurred vision and shortness of breath. The
provider notes a blood pressure of 185/115. What is the recommended action for
this patient?
Increase the dose of the thiazide medication
Add a beta blocker to the patient's regimen
Admit to the hospital for evaluation and treatment
Prescribe a calcium channel blocker
Admit to the hospital for evaluation and treatment
A patient reports sustained, irregular heart palpitations. What is the most likely
cause of these symptoms?
Atrial fibrillation
Anemia
Extrasystole
Paroxysmal attacks
Atrial fibrillation
A patient has a cardiac murmur that peaks in midsystole and is best heard along
the left sternal border. The provider determines that the murmur decreases in
intensity when the patient changes from standing to squatting and increases in
intensity with the Valsalva maneuver. Which cause will the provider suspect for
this murmur?
Aortic stenosis
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