Which of the following is NOT true of mortality in ARDS?

A 59-year-old male presents with complaints of chest tightness and shortness of breath. He has a medical history of CAD, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Family history is positive for CAD, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and asthma. His vital signs are: heart rate 110, blood pressure 189/106, respiratory rate 28, and SpO2 96%. On exam the AG-ACNP appreciates bilateral expiratory wheezes, but no rubs, gallops, or murmurs. Capillary refill time is less than 3 seconds. Which medication should be avoided until asthma has been ruled out?

The AG-ACNP is preparing to intubate a 33-year-old male. Before the intubation the AG-ACNP examines the patient’s airway for a Mallampati score to help predict for a difficult intubation. The AG-ACNP knows that which of the classifications predicts a difficult in intubation:

What are the normal right ventricular systolic/diastolic pressures? _______ / _______ .

Bilateral brachial arm pressures should not differ by  ___________.

You assess a 55-year-old male patient who is a candidate for bariatric surgery. He is 175 cm, 120 kg and has arterial hypertension for which he takes ramipril. His wife tells you the patient snores during the night. His blood pressure (BP) is 125/75 mm Hg and pulse oximetry is 89% on room air. What is the MOST appropriate management of this patient?

Which of the following chronic medical therapies are shown to improve survival in patients with COPD? Smoking cessation in combination with:

__________ is known as the “mother” of death studies. She famously started her career by interviewing dying patients in a hospital with seminarian students. 

Which of the following is a potential complication of untreated OSA?

Write in the part of the cardiac cycle represented by each letter:   The letter D represents _______ The letter E represents _______ The letter F represents _______ The letter A represents _______ The letter C represents _______