PANRE Practice Test 3

5 free PANRE practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.

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Cardiovascular System

A 58-year-old man with poorly controlled hypertension has sudden, severe 'tearing' chest pain that radiates to his back. His blood pressure is 182/100 mm Hg in the right arm and 146/88 mm Hg in the left. A new early diastolic murmur is heard at the left sternal border, and the chest radiograph shows a widened mediastinum. What is the most likely diagnosis?