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Patient Profile:Mr. John Smith is a 52-year-old male who presents for a routine check-up. He reports occasional headaches and increased stress at work but denies chest pain, shortness of breath, or dizziness. His BMI is 28 kg/m². He has a family history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Vital Signs: Blood Pressure: 138/86 mmHg Heart Rate: 78 bpm Respiratory Rate: 16 breaths/min BMI: 28 kg/m² Current Medications: None Social History: Smokes 5 cigarettes per day Drinks alcohol occasionally Sedentary lifestyle Based on Mr. Smith’s blood pressure reading, what stage of hypertension does he fall under according to the ACC/AHA guidelines?

Patient Profile:Mr. John Smith is a 52-year-old male who presents for a routine check-up. He reports occasional headaches and increased stress at work but denies chest pain, shortness of breath, or dizziness. His BMI is 28 kg/m². He has a family history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Vital Signs: Blood Pressure: 138/86 mmHg Heart Rate: 78 bpm Respiratory Rate: 16 breaths/min BMI: 28 kg/m² Current Medications: None Social History: Smokes 5 cigarettes per day Drinks alcohol occasionally Sedentary lifestyle Based on Mr. Smith’s blood pressure reading, what stage of hypertension does he fall under according to the ACC/AHA guidelines?

Patient presents to the clinic with a blood pressure level that is considered “resistant hypertension.” Patient is currently implementing lifestyle changes and taking lisinopril/amlodipine + Hydrochlorothiazide.  What would be the appropriate treatment approach for this patient? 

A certain facility produces drill bits which are made of either steel, cobalt, or diamond. Suppose that 60% of the drill bits are steel, 25% are cobalt, and 15% are diamond. Further, suppose that 10% of the steel drill bits fail, 5% of the cobalt drill bits fail, and 1% of the diamond drill bits fail. What is the probability that a drill bit fails?  

Mr. David Reynolds is a 55-year-old male who presents for hypertension management. He has no current medications but was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure. He reports no significant symptoms but mentions a history of allergies to sulfa-containing medications, which caused a severe rash and swelling in the past. Vital Signs: Blood Pressure: 145/90 mmHg Heart Rate: 76 bpm Respiratory Rate: 16 breaths/min BMI: 30 kg/m² Medical History: Hypertension (newly diagnosed) Sulfa allergy (documented) Social History: Non-smoker Occasional alcohol use Sedentary lifestyle   What class of antihypertensive medications should be used with caution or avoided due to Mr. Reynolds’ sulfa allergy?

Mike pays $1 to enter a raffle. He was hoping to win an autographed photograph of a famous baseball player, but instead he won a red UW-Madison t-shirt.  He already has about twenty red UW-Madison t-shirts and he probably wouldn’t have paid even 25 cents for another one. Mike’s friend Patrick sees that Mike is disappointed to have won the t-shirt and so the next day Patrick asks if he could buy the t-shift from Mike for $5. Mike thinks about it and says that he wouldn’t sell the t-shirt for less than $20.   This scenario illustrates what decision-making error?

Which of the following is a first line treatment option for treating hypertension? 

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Please don’t forget to show yourself erasing your whiteboard (if you used one).

Which of the following is the first-line asthma controller medication recommended for pregnant women with persistent asthma?