Post Activity Self-Assessment and Activity Evaluation

Post-Activity Test

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1. Which of the following is an essential criterion when making a diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension?

6-minute walk distance (6MWD) <250 m

mPAP ≥25 mm Hg

Ankle-brachial index (ABI) <0.9

FEV1 <80% predicted

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2. Which of the following diagnostic approaches is most helpful in making a PAH diagnosis?

Right heart catheterization

Cardiac ultrasound

Bronchoalveolar lavage

Electrocardiogram

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3. Physiologic pathways targeted by currently available PAH medications include all of the following except:

Endothelin pathway

Nitric oxide pathway

Prostacycline pathway

Acetylcholine pathway

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4. Which of the following PAH medications is available in oral, inhalational, and IV formulations?

Selexipag

Macitentan

Treprostinil

Riociguat