General Medicine — Flashcards

_____ is a neurocutaneous disorder associated with ipsilateral leptomeningeal angiomas, which may cause seizures or epilepsy

Cerebrovascular disease is caused by _____ (85%) or hemorrhage (15%)

_____ are a subset of restrictive lung diseases characterized by interstitial fibrosis due to occupational exposure

Bornholm's disease is also known as _____ or pleurodynia

_____ lung carcinoma may produce antibodies against neurons, which may cause paraneoplastic myelitis, encephalitis, and subacute cerebellar degeneration

_____ syphilis presents with condyloma lata, which are raised, infectious gray-white wart-like lesions on mucous membranes (mouth, perineum)

Tension-type headaches (TTH) generally last from _____ to 7 days

_____ embolism is usually due to a thromboembolus that arises from the left heart (most common)

Risk factors for _____ gallstones may be remembered with the '4 F's': 1. Fat2. Female (estrogen increases activity of HMG-CoA reductase)3. Fertile (pregnant)4. Forty

Bornholm's disease is characterized by sharp pain in the lower _____ uni-laterally