These review questions are designed to be a brief active review of the previous article and podcast covering CHF, dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis. If for some reason something doesn’t make sense or you want to go back and check something follow the links above to those articles.
1. HDL should be above what level?
- 40
- 60
- 100
- 120
2. Total Cholesterol should be below what level?
- 100
- 150
- 200
- 250
3. A 68 year old female presents to you office complaining of worsening shortness of breath with stairs. When questioned you find she sleeps up on two pillow normally but recently has had to move to three. On physical exam you find her apical impulse at her 6th intercostal space and and between her midclavicular line and her axillary line. What is the most common location of the apical impulse?
- 5th intercostal space between her midclavicular line and her axillary line.
- 6th intercostal space and and between her midclavicular line and her axillary line.
- 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line.
- 6th intercostal space in the midclavicular line.
4. A 79 year old male presents to your office with his daughter. She is concerned because is seems to be light headed and dizzy more and more frequently and even passed out for a short period of time yesterday after getting up from his chair. You suspect he is fluid depleted. If that is the case what should his blood pressure due when going from sitting to standing. What about his heart rate?
- BP down at least 15 mmHg and HR increase of at least 10 BPM
- BP down at least 10 mmHg and HR remains steady
- BP down at least 15 mmHg and HR remains steady
- BP down at least 10 mmHg and HR increase of at least 15 BPM
5. List three possible findings on chest x-ray of a patient in CHF.