Question 1: More than half of all cardiac arrhythmias involve the atria.
A) True
B) False
Question 2: What are the most common symptoms caused by tachyarrhythmias?
a) Sweating
b) Thirst
c) Palpitations
d) Headache
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Question 1: More than half of all cardiac arrhythmias involve the atria.
A) True
B) False
Question 2: What are the most common symptoms caused by tachyarrhythmias?
a) Sweating
b) Thirst
c) Palpitations
d) Headaches
Question 3: For women with known CAD and diabetes, which is most appropriate to assess CAD
risk?
a) ETT
b) Coronary bypass surgery
c) Coronary catheterization
d) 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?
a) Does not depend on operator experience
b) Costs are the same
c) Results are available more quickly
d) 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?
a) E. Coli
b) Gardnerella Vaginalis
c) Mycoplasma
d) Hominis Chlamydia
Question 6: What purpose does the principle of fidelity serve in the provider/patient relationship?
a) Ensures that providers honor their commitments to the patient
b) Obligates the provider to a one-on-one relationship with the individual
c) Ensures that patients receive whatever they want
d) 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?
a) True
b) FalseQuestion 8: The leads on the ECG showing ischemic changes during or immediately after an
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