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Jonathan is a 72yo Caucasian male with a history of hypertension and stable angina.  His home medications include chlorthalidone (Hygroton*) 12.5mg daily, lisinopril (Zestril*) 10mg daily, and amlodipine (Norvasc*) 5mg once daily.  His father died at age 50 of a heart attack.  Recently he experienced episodes of chest pain so he was scheduled for an exercise stress test which supported a diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD).  At his follow-up appointment, Jonathan’s BP is his normal of 130/68 but he has continued to experience chest pain during exertion.  The pain resolves when he sits down.  He is very compliant with his heart healthy diet and exercise routine, but is concerned that this angina limits his ability to exercise.  He started smoking 10 years ago after his sister died of pancreatic cancer, but is trying to quit.  He weighs 165 lbs and is 5’9″ tall.  Fasting labs include total cholesterol 155 [

Michelle, a 35 y/o woman, is hospitalized for evaluation of severe chest pain, which occurs almost daily at about 5 AM. Michelle rates the pain as about a 7 /10. It is associated with diaphoresis and is not relieved by change in position or rest. She has no cardiovascular risk factors, her hobbies include triathlon competition and rock climbing, neither of which cause chest pain. She follows a strict vegetarian diet. Michelle is diagnosed with variant (Prinzmetal’s) angina. The next day Michelle is abruptly awakened by severe chest pain, which was relieved within 60 seconds by one 0.4mg SL NTG. Which of the following agents would be appropriate to prevent her (now daily) symptoms?

Alexis is a 67 y/o female with COPD. All of the following are appropriate recommendations except?

Andrea, a 27 y/o F with a history of asthma, has followed your prescribed asthma treatment plan and is doing much better (she is well controlled). Concerned about using the lowest effective dose of medications and still maintaining control of the asthma, you decide to step down therapy. The current guidelines suggest this is possible because Andrea has been well controlled for at least how long?

All of the following statements are correct except?

Groupthink occurs when families encourage open disagreement and critical evaluation of ideas to make more balanced decisions.

Click here to read the passage before answering the question. Based on paragraph 14 of the passage, what conclusion can the reader make about the author?

Read this run-on sentence.Shannon enjoys cooking she likes to go out to restaurants sometimes, too.Which of the following makes this sentence correct?

Family groups are emotionally driven and often non-hierarchical.

Read the following sentence.Last year, the council members ____________ happy to visit their sister city in Argentina.Choose the verb that makes this sentence correct.