A 65-year-old male patient is post-MI. Before the event, the patient had a history of hyperlipidemia but was not on any pharmacotherapy. The patient is started on beta blocker and statin therapy. Upon a chart review, you note the patient is consistently hypertensive and has a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 40%. Which of the following medication classes would be most appropriate to add for this patient?
A patient presents to the ED with a severe headache and a bl…
A patient presents to the ED with a severe headache and a blood pressure 220/132, heart rate 98, respirations 14, and SaO2 94%. Serum creatinine is elevated at 2.2 mg/dL. The most appropriate diagnosis for this patient is:
The mean velocity for the ACA is _______ . The mean veloc…
The mean velocity for the ACA is _______ . The mean velocity for the basilar artery is _______ .
Which structures are visualized in the parasternal short vie…
Which structures are visualized in the parasternal short view at the basal level?
What is the normal adult body surface area (BSA)?
What is the normal adult body surface area (BSA)?
A patient was started on lisinopril 3 months ago. A side e…
A patient was started on lisinopril 3 months ago. A side effect that should be assessed for is:
A PT clinic in an acute care hospital utilizes PT techs to p…
A PT clinic in an acute care hospital utilizes PT techs to perform a variety of patient care services including transport to PT, and monitoring an established exercise program. What health care professional is directly responsible for the actions of the tech?
A patient was started on lisinopril 3 months ago. A side e…
A patient was started on lisinopril 3 months ago. A side effect that should be assessed for is:
An 83-year-old male who was on the telemetry unit for a hear…
An 83-year-old male who was on the telemetry unit for a heart failure exacerbation has been transferred to the intensive care unit due to new onset atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response. He was given a diltiazem bolus followed by a continuous diltiazem infusion without successful rate control. It has been less than 48 hours and direct current cardioversion is being considered. The success of electrical cardioversion is inversely proportional to which of the following?
Higher frequencies help improve the ________ of the image.
Higher frequencies help improve the ________ of the image.