Before counseling partners about sexual activity following a
myocardial infarction, the provider should consider what
factors?
• Most clients do not want to know how their condition
affects their sex life.
• Spouses are knowledgeable about their partners condition;
therefore they do not need counseling.
,• Most clients return to the same frequency of sexual
intercourse after they have regained their physical strength.
• Depression, loss of interest, spousal reluctance, and
anxiety may interfere with a client's resumption of sexual
activities.
What is a common fundoscopic change associated with
hypertension?
• Optic disk swelling.
• Gray lesions.
• Deep intraretinal hemorrhages
• A Cup-disk ratio greater than 1 to 2.
You are starting Jill, age 61, on a statin as she had a stroke
recently as well as having PVD. Which is your drug of choice?
• Atorvastatin
• Pravastatin
• Lovastatin
• Simvastatin.
Which of the following statements is true of mitral
regurgitation?
• It may be noted as holosystolic murmur.
• It is caused by stiff, non-compliant leaflets that limit flow
from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
• It occurs only as the result of congenital malformation of
the mitral valve, which inhibits contact and closure of the cusps
,• It results in a prolonged PR interval on ECG.
Shirley, age 58, has been a diabetic for 7 years. Her blood
pressure is normal. Other than her diabetes medications, what
would you prescribe today during her routine office visit?
Sam, age 70, originally had symptoms of syncope and then
symptomatic ventricular tachycardia with aborted sudden
death. He is now treated pharmacologically. He asks you when
he can resume driving. How do you respond?
• You may drive again in 1 month.
• You should not drive again for 6 months.
• As this may recur, let's wait until you're free of any
symptoms for 1 year.
• You probably shouldn't drive any more.
Pathological U waves on the ECG are most commonly
associated with which disorders?
The most common cause of a persistent cough in children of all
ages is:
• An allergy
• Recurrent viral bronchitis.
• Asthma
• An upper respiratory infection.
What is the normal respiratory rate of an 18 month old child
while awake?
• 58-75 breaths per minute
• 30-40 breaths per minute
• 23-42 breaths per minute
• 19-36 breaths per minute.
When you teach clients about using steroid inhalers for asthma
or COPD, what information is essential?
• Keep the inhaler in the regrigerator
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