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Which symptoms would indicate to the adult-gerontology primary care NP that the patient is experiencing intermittent claudication

The key component in the initial management of all heart failure (HFrEF and HFpEF) is:

Immunizations offered routinely to patients 65 years of age older are: 

 What would be a priorty teaching in a newly diagnosed patient initially using an anticonvulsant?

A patient with COPD smokes 1 pack of cigarettes daily. In approaching the patient about smoking cessation, the adult-gerontology primary care NP knows:

Which of the following is less likely the cause of new onset seizure in the elderly

Differential diagnoses related to unstable angina include all the following except:

A 63 year old womean comes to the office due to a vague feeling of heaviness in her legs, especially when standing for long periods. The patient has worked as a cashier at a department store for the last 20 years and her symptoms are worst at the end of the day. Examination of both lower extremities show dilated, tortous veins at the calvesand ankles bilaterally, with no erythema or edema. Upper examination is unremarkable. This patient’s current condition increase the risk for which of the following?

The following agents are commonly used in secondary prevention of stroke except:

Which of the following is a contraindication to the use of thrombolytic therapy?