Again, remember that your webcam must be pointed so that BOT…

Again, remember that your webcam must be pointed so that BOTH hands and your desktop AND your face can be clearly seen for the entire duration of the quiz. Note that this needs to be a front view of your face. This quiz is closed book. The use of any resources including devices, websites or notes, is a violation of academic integrity.  Failure to follow the rules of this quiz will result in a ZERO on the quiz.

A 65-year-old female is admitted with complaints of shortnes…

A 65-year-old female is admitted with complaints of shortness of breath. Shortly after, she requires emergency intubation secondary to hypoxia. Her initial blood pressure was 220/140 mmHg. Chest x-ray shows pulmonary edema. A bedside echocardiogram shows preserved left ventricular (LV) systolic function with hyperdynamic LV. You make a diagnosis of hypertensive emergency with flash pulmonary edema.  How do you treat the condition?

A 55-year-old male is admitted to the intensive care unit fo…

A 55-year-old male is admitted to the intensive care unit following an anterior wall STEMI s/p angioplasty with DES placement to the proximal LAD. An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) was placed in the cath lab in order to decrease afterload. IABP decreases afterload through which of the following?