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:

Parol Evidence Rule

A legal principle that prevents parties from presenting extrinsic evidence to modify, vary, or contradict the terms of a written contract.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a party from withdrawing a promise made to another party, if the latter has relied on that promise to their detriment.

Parol Evidence Rule

A legal rule that excludes the admission of oral statements, written agreements outside the contract, or preliminary agreements in interpreting a written contract.

Parol Evidence Rule

The parol evidence rule is a legal principle that prevents parties in a written contract from presenting external evidence that contradicts or adds to the written terms of the contract.