Arrhythmias — Flashcards

HIV patients with a CD4+ count _____ may receive the live-attenuated Zoster (shingles) vaccine

Multiple sclerosis is characterized by _____ levels of lymphocytes in the CSF

Torsades de pointes can progress to ventricular _____

Which Herpesvirus is associated with causing retinitis in immunocompromised patients?_____

Deficiencies of which two cations are associated with torsades de pointes? _____

What demographic is commonly affected by Mycoplasma pneumoniae? _____

What potassium imbalance is a consequence of renal failure?_____

_____ are a result of HSV infection and appear as a "target lesion" with a pink-red ring around a pale center

What is the state of the adrenal glands in Cushing syndrome due to a paraneoplastic (ectopic) ACTH secretion (hyperplasia, atrophy; one, both)?_____

Which Herpesvirus causes retinitis in HIV patients, typically presenting with hemorrhages and 'pizza-pie' exudates on fundoscopy?