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- 1. Which direct oral anticoagulant is commonly prescribed to reduce stroke risk in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation?
- 3. Which loop diuretic is first-line therapy for relieving pulmonary edema in acute decompensated heart failure?
- 4. Which ACE inhibitor reduces mortality in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction?
- 5. Bilateral lower-extremity edema, orthopnea, elevated BNP, and pulmonary vascular congestion on chest x-ray are classic findings of what condition?
- 7. Which high-intensity statin should be initiated following an acute myocardial infarction unless contraindicated?
- 8. A 68-year-old man presents with crushing substernal chest pain radiating to the left arm. ECG demonstrates ST-segment elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. What is the diagnosis?
- 10. Beck's triad of hypotension, jugular venous distention, and muffled heart sounds is most consistent with what diagnosis?
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- 2. An elderly patient has palpitations and an irregularly irregular pulse without distinct P waves on ECG. What arrhythmia is present?
- 6. A patient with fever, a new systolic murmur, and positive blood cultures after IV drug use most likely has what diagnosis?
- 9. A 72-year-old patient develops sudden tearing chest pain radiating to the back with unequal blood pressures in both arms. What life-threatening condition should be suspected?