A 7 year old boy presents with urticaria and swollen lips after eating desert at a school function. Further examination reveals a tachycardia, warm extremities, a capillary refill of 4 seconds, and decreased mentation on neurological examination. What is the circulatory assessment of this child?

A mother brings her 18 month old son for vaccination. Her son is underdressed for the cold winter day. What will make you suspect child abuse in the form of neglect for this child?

The New York Heart Association and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society have described grading criteria for levels of angina. Angina that occurs with unusually strenuous activity or on walking or climbing stair after meals is class:

Wilma is an 80 year old with urinary incontinence. You prescribe oxybutynin chloride. When teaching Wilma about this medication,  you should tell her:

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have devised a classification system for heart failure that can be used to direct treatment. Patients with symptoms and underlying disease are classified as stage:

Angina is produced by an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply (MOS) and demand (MOD) in the myocardium. Which of the following drugs help to correct this imbalance by increasing MOS?

The most common cause of coronary artery disease is:

What is the benefit of using a SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulator) for a 60-year-old female who doesn’t want to take any estrogen products?

A primary care NP prescribes a nitroglycerin transdermal patch, 0.4 mg/hour release, for a patient with chronic stable angina. The NP should teach the patient to:

A patient who has stable angina pectoris and a history of previous myocardial infarction takes nitroglycerin and amlodipine (Norvasc). The patient asks the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) why it is necessary to take amlodipine. The NP should tell the patient that amlodipine (Norvasc):