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A 45-year-old nondiabetic male patient comes in to your primary care clinic for a recheck of his blood pressure. He was here for a routine physical 1 month ago and had a blood pressure of 135/89. His blood pressure today is 138/88. Given 2 elevated blood pressure readings, how would you proceed to treat his blood pressure?

You are conducting a physical exam on a patient with severe chest pain that occurred while he was home watching television. He also complains of sudden sweating in a room temperature environment, weakness, difficulty breathing and nausea. He comments that he had an uneasy feeling of impending doom during the event. When he experiences somewhat similar angina pain, he take nitroglycerin, but this time, the nitroglycerin did not help with the pain. Based on the likely diagnosis, which of the following would you LEAST expect to find?

Cough, loss of taste, and rash are adverse effects associated with which class of antihypertensive agents? 

You are examining Victor, age 67, and identify a heart murmur. This murmur is fairly loud and can be heard with one corner of the stethoscope off the chest wall. You are most likely listening to which of the following murmurs?

You are examining Victor, age 67, and identify a heart murmur. This murmur is fairly loud and can be heard with one corner of the stethoscope off the chest wall. You are most likely listening to which of the following murmurs?

A patient presents with chest pain; he describes the pain as occurring only when he walks upstairs while carrying groceries; it only lasts 2 to 3 minutes and resolves with rest. Which of the following diagnosis best describes the clinical phenomena?

Which of the following infections can cause a “barky” cough?

A patient presents with chest pain; he describes the pain as occurring only when he walks upstairs while carrying groceries; it only lasts 2 to 3 minutes and resolves with rest. Which of the following diagnosis best describes the clinical phenomena?

A medium-pitched harsh mid-systolic murmur is best heard at the right second intercostal space of the chest. It radiates into the neck. Which of the following is the correct diagnosis?

A 67-year-old retired clerk presents with complaints of fatigue, shortness of breath, and weight gain over a 2-week period. A nonproductive cough accompanies her symptoms. She reports that climbing up the stairs worsens her dyspnea. The lung exam is positive for fine crackles in the lower lobes with no wheezing. An S3 heart gallop is noted.Which of the following conditions is most likely?