A 55-year-old man with a 30-pack-year smoking history presents for counseling on smoking cessation. He has mild chronic bronchitis but no history of cardiovascular disease. You review the health benefits of quitting smoking. Which of the following is a likely benefit within the first year after quitting?
Read DetailsA 62-year-old patient presents to clinic with acute headache and numbness of the left arm for the past six hours. Past medical history includes hypertension and diabetes. She takes amlodipine, chlorthalidone, metformin, and rosuvastatin, but ran out of all her medications recently. Her vitals are: Pulse is 80 beats/minute, Blood pressure is 205/110 mmHg, Respiration is 16 per minute, Body Mass Index is 30 kg/m². An EKG reveals normal sinus rhythm with a rate of 82 and no ischemic changes. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Read DetailsPrimary varicose veins result from incompetent perforators, which produce local varicosities, or form incompetence of the saphenous vein valves, which produce more generalized varicosities. Which of the following best describes the characteristic features of varicose veins?
Read DetailsA 56-year-old man is diagnosed with a proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the left leg. He has normal renal function and no history of bleeding. Regarding anticoagulation therapy for DVT, which of the following statements about anticoagulation therapy for DVT is FALSE?
Read DetailsA 58‑year‑old patient arrives in the emergency department reporting crushing substernal chest pain radiating to the left arm for the past 45 minutes. A 12‑lead ECG is obtained. Which 12‑lead ECG finding would help the nurse identify that the patient is experiencing a STEMI?
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