Risk assessment and primary prevention of coronary artery disease

Explain evidence-based approach to risk assessment and primary prevention of coronary artery disease. Patients who appear to be in heart failure are usually given furosemide for treatment. Some patients actually get worse when given furosemide. Provide an example of a practical situation in which this could occur.

The responses to these topics should be of a scholarly nature. This means that the student will use references from textbooks or other sources (i.e. medical or nursing journals) to support statements and provide a reference at the end of the response, so others can read further from these sources. The goal is to stimulate further discussion.