You are conducting a physical exam on a patient with severe…

You are conducting a physical exam on a patient with severe chest pain that occurred while he was home watching television. He also complains of sudden sweating in a room temperature environment, weakness, difficulty breathing and nausea. He comments that he had an uneasy feeling of impending doom during the event. When he experiences somewhat similar angina pain, he take nitroglycerin, but this time, the nitroglycerin did not help with the pain. Based on the likely diagnosis, which of the following would you LEAST expect to find?

A 45-year-old nondiabetic male patient comes in to your prim…

A 45-year-old nondiabetic male patient comes in to your primary care clinic for a recheck of his blood pressure. He was here for a routine physical 1 month ago and had a blood pressure of 135/89. His blood pressure today is 138/88. Given 2 elevated blood pressure readings, how would you proceed to treat his blood pressure?

A 40-year-old Black man with asthma and hypertension has bee…

A 40-year-old Black man with asthma and hypertension has been following a lowfat, low-sodium diet and walking three times a week for the past 6 months. His blood pressure readings from the past two visits were 160/95 and 170/100 mmHg. On this visit, it is 160/90. What is the most appropriate action for the nurse practitioner to follow at this visit?