Question :
1.
Your patient is morbidly obese and cannot sit on a bicycle or
walk a treadmill. She also has marked and severe emphysema.
You need to make an assessment of the risk of significant CAD
and your patient’s family says that their relative had their
diagnosis based on an ultrasound echocardiography. What facts
would influence your decision regarding the family request for
echo assessment?
Student Answer: Specificity would be increased because of obesity
Sensitivity would be reduced because of obesity and lung
disease (Sensitivity would be reduced because of obesity and
lung disease.)
Sensitivity would be increased because of lung disease
Specificity would be reduced because of obesity and lung
disease
2. Question : Medicaid is mandated to be provided by each state through
federal codes. Each state must offer Medicaid exactly as the
federal government prescribes. True or false?
Student Answer: False (Medicaid is mandated to be provided by each state,
however, Mediciad is not required to be delivered by any certain
formula. Each state has autonomy to deliver Mediciad services
under its own guidelines, provided that each state meets the
federal guidelines for Medicaid coverage. )
True
3. Question : By standard criteria, how is a positive stress test defined?
Student Answer: Development of a horizontal or down sloping ST-segment
depression of 10mm
Development of a horizontal or down sloping ST-segment
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depression of 1mm (A positive stress test is defined as the
development of a horizontal or down sloping ST-segment
depression of 1mm. )
Upward sloping ST-segment measured at the J point of the
QRS
Down sloping of the ST-segment at the J point of the QRS
4. Question : Population disease management is a term used to describe:
Student Answer: Low prevalence specific diseases
High prevalence specific diseases (Population disease
management is a term used to describe the high prevalence of
specific diseases. )
Low specificity diseases states
High specificity disease states
5. Question : What are two of the most common forms of Exercise Stress Tests
used today?
Student Answer: Bicycle and treadmill (Bicycle and treadmill are the two
most common forms of exercise stress tests used today. )
Unicycle and Running in pace
Thallium and Dobutamine
Bicycle and rowing machine
6. Question : You are counseling a patient diagnosed with stress-induced
ischemia. You base your discussion on your knowledge that
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