Type of statin "intensity" therapy recommended for ASCVD patients <75 years old.
What is high?
100
BP goal for adults younger than 60.
What is <140/90?
100
(Four answers) Four classes of medications recommended to choose from when initiating treatment of BP in the general nonblack population.
What is thiazide-type diuretic, calcium channel blocker, acei, arb?
100
First line medication class to resort to when initiating cholesterol therapy.
What is statin?
100
Of the following four options, correct percentage of Valentine Cards purchased by women.
A: 39%
B: 56%
C: 72%
D: 85%
What is D: 85%?
200
Age at which statin therapy for ASCVD patients is recommended to be moderate intensity.
What is ≥75?
200
SBP goal for patients with CKD or diabetes.
What is <140?
200
(Two answers) Two medication classes never to be used together, but either class recommended to use alone in patients with CKD.
What is ACEI, ARB?
200
(Three answers, give name and dose for each answer) Three high intensity statins.
What is atorvastatin (Lipitor) 40mg, atorvastatin 80 mg, rosuvastatin (Crestor) 20mg, rosuvastatin 40mg?
200
Type of Pooled Cohort calculator risk estimation (under, over, fair) debated by the medical community.
What is overestimation?
300
Type of statin "intensity" therapy recommended for diabetics age 40-75 without ASCVD and LDL-C 70-189 and 10 year risk <7.5%.
What is moderate?
300
(Two answers) BP goal and age range to treat to this goal where JNC 8 deviates from JNC 7.
What is <150/90, >60 years old?
300
Carvedilol (Coreg) is considered as a ________ (first, second, third, fourth) line BP medication for the general population.
What is fourth?
300
(Three answers, give name and dose) Three moderate intensity statins.
What is simvastatin (Zocor) ≥20mg, lovastatin (Mevacor) ≥40mg, pravastatin (Pravachol) ≥40mg, fluvastatin (Lescol) ≥80mg?
300
Next step if BP is < 140/90 for a patient > 60 years old and already on a BP medication regimen.
What is no change in medication regimen (unless experiencing adverse health effects from existing regimen)?
400
Type of statin "intensity" therapy recommended for patients with LDL-C ≥190, no ASCVD, and 10 year Pooled Cohort risk <7.5%
What is high?
400
(Two answers) Two of several strategies no longer recommended by AHA / ACC for managing cholesterol.
What is?
- treat to target
- lowest is best
- routine CK monitoring
- routine lipid monitoring
- checking biomarkers or doing invasive tests for asymptomatic patients qualifying to start statin therapy
400
Two medication classes to choose from for initial BP therapy for diabetic black patients.
What is thiazide-type diuretic, calcium channel blocker?
400
Percent LDL-C reduction as the criteria to qualify for a high intensity statin.
What is ≥50?
400
(Two answers) Two examples of patient types considered to qualify as having ASCVD, other than History of MI / CAD or Angina.
What is revascularization, stroke, TIA, PAD?
500
(Two answers) Pooled Cohort calculator 10 year risk percentage cutoff when statin therapy gets recommended and type of statin intensity therapy recommended for this population.
What is ≥7.5% and moderate to high intensity?
500
(Two answers) AHA / ACC deemphasizes treatment with statins in these population groups.
What is hemodialysis, NYHA class II-IV ischemic systolic heart failure?
500
Time period in months after starting initial therapy to adjust therapy if BP is not at goal.
What is 1 month?
500
Percent LDL-C reduction as the criteria to qualify for a moderate intensity statin.
What is 30 to <50?
500
One reason to check a lipid panel.
What is to assess adherence, indication of response, or P4P?