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A 48 year old man attends a local pharmacy health fair for a blood pressure check. His blodd pressure on two recent occasions has averaged 138/88 mm Hg.
According to the American Society of Hypertension, what is this patient's blood pressure classification?

• A.Stage 2
• B.Stage 1
• C.Normotensive
• D.Prehypertension

A 53-year-old patient with an 8-year history of diabetes is currently taking glipizide 10 mg twice daily before breakfast and supper. The patient weighs 85 kg and reports a 4.5 kg weight gain in the last year. Laboratory results are:
Creatinine: 1.2 mg/dL
A1C: 8.5%
What is the most appropriate recommendation at this time for improved diabetes control?

• A.Change glipizide to insulin.
• B.Change glipizide to metformin.
• C.Increase glipizide to 20 mg twice daily.
• D.Continue with glipizide and add metformin.

A prospective randomized study is being developed to evaluate the effects of steroids on mortality in patients who are admitted for head injury Patients will be randomly assigned to receive 48 hours of methylprednisolone or placebo. The study will have an 80% power to detect a 2% difference in mortality. Which of the following is an appropriate null hypothesis for this study?

• A.Methylprednisolone reduces mortality in head injury patients.
• B.Methylprednisolone will have a 20% reduction in mortality compared with placebo.
• C.Methylprednisolone will increase mortality by 2% compared with placebo.
• D.Methylprednisolone and placebo are not different with respect to effect on mortality.

A 50-year-old patient has a past medical history significant for obesity. The patient has no family history of coronary artery disease, does not smoke or drink, and presently takes only aspirin 81 mg daily. Today's fasting lipid panel is:
Total cholesterol: 230 mg/dL
HDL cholesterol: 45mg/dL
LDL cholesterol: 140 mg/dL
Triglycerides: 160 mg/dL
The patient's ASCVD 10-year risk score is equal to 4%. According to the ACC/AHA, what is the most appropriate intervention?

• A.Atorvastatin 40 mg daily
• B.Niacin extended-release 500 mg once daily
• C.Group weight-loss program
• D.Fenofibrate 160 mg daily

Which of the following is an example of a sentinel event, as defined by the Joint Commission?

• A.Removal of the Wrong breast during surgery
• B.Death due to overdose of methylphenidate obtained from a brother's prescription
• C.Death due to heart failure following discharge against medical advice
• D.Administration of digoxin to the Wrong patient without adverse events