NSG 6001 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A 1. Chronic non-communicable diseases account for a disproportionate costs to the healthcare system. According to the world health organization, what percent of preve
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NSG 6001 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A 1. Chronic non-communicable diseases account for a disproportionate costs to the healthcare system. According to the world health organization, what percent of preventable deaths and disabilities occur in the Americas relegated to chronic non-communicable diseases?
60-70% (according to WHO)
2. You are consulting a patient diagnosed with stress induced ischemia. You base your discussion on your knowledge that stress-induced ischemia is thought to be caused by what phenomena?
Endothelial dysfunction of the microvascular
3. Eligibility for Medicaid includes the following:
Elderly, children, and women living in poverty
4. Improvements in healthcare are necessary if we are to improve the overall health of the nation’s population. Which of the following are identified in our readings as strategic in the nation’s healthcare system?
Population management and healthcare practice
5. All patients even symptomatic require risk strati cation according the the Framingham risk score. At present ACC/AHA guidelines, however, do not normally support stress tests for asymptomatic patients without additional justification. From the list below, what could be used to justify an ETT in a symptomatic patient?
Sedentary and wishes to begin aggressive exercise
6. Your practice partner just ordered and ETT 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 the patient’s cardiac risk?
Sensitivity is decreased
7. In women you need to know the limitations of certain tests for CAD. For example, single
– /technically limited in women for two reasons. From the following, choosing the best possible answer?
Breast and similar coronary arteries
8. Your patient has a maximum age predicted heart rate of 180. During the exercise he reaches a heart rate of 140 and then states he can no longer exercise. You see evidence of ischemic changes on the ECG. This would be predictive of what condition?
Significant CAD
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