A Patient Comes to the Clinic with a Recent Onset

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to the clinic with a recent onset of nocturnal and exertional dyspnea.The primary care nurse practitioner (NP) auscultates S₃ heart sounds but does not palpate hepatomegaly.The patient has mild peripheral edema of the ankles.The NP should consult a cardiologist to discuss prescribing a(n) :

• A) β-blocker.
• B) loop diuretic.
• C) angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor.
• D) angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB).

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Definitions:

Budgeted Costs

Projected financial expenditures that a company expects to incur during a specified period in the future.

Static Budget

A fixed budget based on a specific level of activity and does not change with the actual level of activity.

Favorable Differences

Variations between budgeted and actual figures that are advantageous to the company, indicating better performance or savings.

Unfavorable Differences

Variances that occur when actual costs are higher than the budgeted or standard costs, often considered as negative variances.