Arrhythmias — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: _____ is a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia with shifting sinusoidal waveforms on ECG

Answer: Torsades de pointes

Flashcard 42: What demographic of people are at risk for Tinea (ringworm) infections? _____

Answer: Athletes

Flashcard 43: Risk factors for acute myeloid leukemia include prior exposure to _____ chemotherapy and radiation

Answer: alkylating

Extra: Other:

Flashcard 44: What is the level of TSH in a patient with Graves disease? _____

Answer: Decreased

Flashcard 45: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism presents with _____ testosterone/estrogen and _____ LH & FSH

Answer: decreased

Extra: * manifesting as impotence and infertility

Flashcard 46: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia usually presents _____ easy bruising/bleeding, fatigue and fever

Answer: with

Extra: * bleeding/bruising due to thrombocytopenia, fatigue due to anemia, & fever due to neutropenia

Flashcard 47: Which immunodeficiency may present after administration of the BCG vaccine? _____

Answer: IL-12 receptor deficiency

Flashcard 48: In red blood cells, lack of ATP impairs membrane integrity due to lack of cation transport, causing a(n) _____ anemia

Answer: extravascular hemolytic

Extra: Other:

Flashcard 49: Which of the following is associated with hypothyroidism as a predisposing condition? _____

Answer: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

Flashcard 50: Focal with no impairment of awareness seizures are characterized by _____ consciousness

Answer: intact