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Which antihypertensive class is first-line in pts with the following condition: no comorbidities   thiazides  
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Which antihypertensive class is first-line in pts with the following condition: DM   ACE-I/ARBs  
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Which antihypertensive class is first-line in pts with the following condition: Heart failure   ACE-I/ARBs, b-blockers, aldosterone antagonist  
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Which antihypertensive class is first-line in pts with the following condition: BPH   alpha-blockers  
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Which antihypertensive class is first-line in pts with the following condition: LVH   ACE-I/ARB  
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Which antihypertensive class is first-line in pts with the following condition: hyperthroid   b-blocker  
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Which antihypertensive class is first-line in pts with the following condition: osteoporosis   thiazides  
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Which antihypertensive class is first-line in pts with the following condition: Benign essential tremor   b-blocker  
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Which antihypertensive class is first-line in pts with the following condition: post-menopausal female   thiazides  
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Which antihypertensive class is first-line in pts with the following condition: migraines   b-blockers  
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What are 4 signs and sx of strep pharyngitis?   fever, pharyngeal erythema, tonsillar exudates, lack of rhinorrhea or cough  
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What are the usual imaging studies in a trauma series?   AP chest, AP and lateral C-spine, AP pelvis  
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What is Attributable risk?   AR=(incidence of disease in the exposed group) -(incidence of disease in the unexposed group)  
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What is the equation for number needed to treat?   NNT= 1/Absolute riks reduction. NNT is the number of pts you would need to treat in order to save/affect one life.  
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What is the equation for odds ration?   OR=(A/B)/(C/D)  
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When is the odds ratio a good approximation of relative risk?   when disease is not common in the population (low prevalence).  
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What does it mean when the relative risk is equal to one?   No assoc. b/w the risk factor and disease  
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What is most important in a screening test?   high sensitivity  
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What is most imporant in a confirmatory test?   high specificity  
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Assuming a normal bell shaped distribution, what % of the study population falls within 1, 2, and 3 standard deviations from the mean?   1SD from the mean is 68%, 2SD is 95%, 3 SD is 99.7%  
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A study shows that taking 325mg of ASA a day has no effect on ischemic cardiac events. What type of error is this?   Type II error (or beta error)  
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