Heat-Related Illnesses — Flashcards

McArdle disease is associated with painful _____ that occur with strenuous exercise

Decreased muscle mass and proximal limb weakness in Cushing syndrome is due to atrophy of _____-twitch (type 2) muscle fibres

In Inferior wall MI with hypotension, brisk administration of _____ is recommended to prevent cardiogenic shock

Most cases of DVT are _____lateral

Which porphyria is associated with acute attacks only?_____

Episodic transient obscuration of vision on exertion and on exposure to heat, which recovers on resting or moving away from the heat in an isolated optic neuritis patient is called _____ phenomenon.

The tremor associated with Wilson's disease is called a _____ tremor in which the arms beat in a wide violent arc

While the presentation of myocarditis is highly variable, it can include fever, dyspnea, chest pain, and characteristically a persistent _____ out of proportion to fever

A patient of dengue hemorrhagic fever can be discharged if there is absence of fever for at least _____ hours without the use of antipyretic drugs

What type of stroke (hemorrhagic, ischemic) may be treated with thrombolytics, and in what time frame? _____ (if within 3 - 4.5 hours)

Hint: type?