Post Test and Evaluation

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Post-Activity Test

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1. Risk factors for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) include all of the following except:

Recurrent pulmonary embolism

Hypertension that is well controlled with medications

Antiphospholipid syndrome

Splenectomy

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2. First-line treatment of CTEPH that can potentially cure the condition is:

Riociguat

Sildenafil

Pulmonary endarterectomy

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty

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3. Which of the following medications is approved for patients with inoperable CTEPH?

Tadalafil

Ambrisentan

Bosentan

Riociguat

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4. CTEPH occurs in approximately what percent of patients following an acute pulmonary embolism?

<1%

3%

10%

25%

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5. Which technique is used early in the diagnostic process to differentiate CTEPH from pulmonary arterial hypertension?

V/Q scan

Electrocardiogram

Endoscopic ultrasound

Chest X-ray