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A 38-year-old male presents to your outpatient complex pulmonary clinic for consultation with a preliminary diagnosis of COPD from his PCP. In review of his medical record, you note he has a strong family history of COPD and he is a white male. Given this information, which testing should you recommend for this patient given his risk factors?

Regional ST-segment elevation with reciprocal ST-segment changes on an EKG for a patient with chest pain is a sign of:

A patient in the SICU has been intubated for 36 hours and admitted to the hospital 4 days ago. The patient has suspected pneumonia. Which type of pneumonia does this patient have?

You are an AGACNP working on a rapid response team evaluating a patient with a suspected acute heart failure exacerbation. Which chest X Ray finding is diagnostic for an acute heart failure exacerbation?

You are an AGACNP working in an adult Emergency Department and you are evaluating a 32-year-old male who presents for eye bleeding. On exam you note a previously not documented regurgitant murmur and non-tender hemorrhagic plaques on the palms of the patient’s feet. Based on this exam, what EKG finding do you expect?

A patient arrives in the stabilization room via ambulance with a suspected stroke. The last known well was 30 minutes prior to arrival and there are no known contraindications IV thrombolytic therapy. What needs to be done to diagnose stroke prior to administration of IV thrombolytic therapy?

You are an AGACNP evaluating a 42-year-old female patient in a complex outpatient pulmonary care clinic who presented with a three-month history of episodic wheezing and chest tightness. The spirometry and history are as follows: FEV1 >80% predicted with mild limitation of normal activity. What is your diagnosis?

Which of the following patients should be referred to an Ophthalmologist for further evaluation?

A 69-year-old female patient with pertinent PMH/PSH including multiple abdominal surgeries and gastroparesis presents to the Emergency Department with several days of epigastric pain, abdominal distention, and now with one day of nausea and vomiting. Abdominal X Ray appears as follows:What is the most likely presenting pathology?

You are an AGACNP who has diagnosed a patient with hypertension. Which of the following is an appropriate treatment plan for a white patient without other comorbidities?