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?

Which of the following patients with aortic dissection can be managed medically, without surgical or endovascular intervention?

When teaching a group of ware house workers with no history of back injury to lift heavy objects off the floor, the PTA should instruct them to:

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?

During early stance phase of gait the AKA patient may experience buckling of the knee for all of the following reasons except: 

6. Which vitamin is water-soluble and aids in iron absorption?  

The PTA is seeing Mrs. Taylor s/p ORIF . The patient reports that she was walking across her living room floor and felt a sharp pain in her hip that caused her to fall. She has a history of osteoporosis and RA. Please choose the most appropriate conclusion.

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

An NP is called to assess a 76-year-old female patient who has a known history of systolic heart failure. The patient is being admitted to the hospital with complaints of couch orthopnea and declining activity tolerance. Oxygen saturations are lower than her usual baseline and a chest x-ray demonstrates pulmonary venous hypertension.  Which is the initial intervention in the treatment of this patient?

Choose the correct letter in the box next to the part of the image that shows a diulfide bridge within the protein’s tertiary structure.