Question 1. Lifestyle modifications to manage hypertension include:
Maintaining a body mass index (BMI) of 17.
Restricting dietary sodium to 2 g per day.
Encouraging 90 minutes of exercise per day.
Limiting beer intake to 24 oz/day.

Question 2. Which typical electrocardiogram (ECG) change is usually seen with cardiac ischemia?
T-wave inversion
ST-segment elevation
Significant Q wave
U-wave

Question 3. Which heart sound may be heard with poorly controlled hypertension, angina, and ischemic heart disease?
A physiologic split S2
A fixed split S2
S3
S4

Question 4. Samuel is going to the dentist for some work and must take endocarditis prophylaxis because of his history of:
Severe asthma.
A common valvular lesion.
Severe hypertension.
A previous coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).

Question 5. George has cardiovascular disease (CVD), is 64 years old, has a total cholesterol of 280 mg/dL, has a systolic blood pressure (BP) of 158, and is being treated for hypertension. You are doing a Framingham Risk Assessment on him. Which assessment factor would give him the highest number of points on the scale?
His age
His cholesterol level
His systolic BP
The fact that he is on antihypertensive medication

Question 6. Which pain characteristic is usually indicative of cardiac pathology?
Fleeting
Moving
Diffuse
Localized

Question 7. What percentage of patients with angina pectoris will have simultaneous dyspnea, caused by transient increase in pulmonary venous pressures that accompany ventricular stiffening during an episode of myocardial ischemia?
About 20%
About 30%
About 50%
Almost all

Question 8. Which assessment tool is used for peripheral artery disease?
FAQ
WIQ
MMSE
MOCA

Question 9. Which diagnostic test has long been considered the "gold standard" for a diagnosis of venous thromboembolism?
Ultrasound
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Ascending venogram
D-dimer