Arrhythmias — Flashcards

Flashcard 51: Which superficial bacterial skin infection is characterized by pustules and **honey-colored crusting**? _____

Answer: Impetigo

Flashcard 52: Laron syndrome, or dwarfism, is characterized by _____ GH and _____ IGF-1

Answer: increased

Flashcard 53: Cardiac symptoms of Corynebacterium diphtheriae infection include _____, arrhythmia, and heart block

Answer: myocarditis

Flashcard 54: Which infectious skin disorder presents with sloughing of skin with erythematous rash and fever? _____

Answer: Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Flashcard 55: Patients with _____ can present with rhinocerebral and frontal lobe abscesses

Answer: Mucormycosis

Flashcard 56: Treatment of aplastic anemia involves _____ of RBCs and platelets

Answer: transfusions

Extra: Atlas: Other:

Flashcard 57: What is the treatment of West nile virus? _____

Answer: Supportive

Flashcard 58: The characteristics of SLE may be remembered with the mnemonic "RASH OR PAIN": R: _____ A: Arthritis (usually involving > 2 joints) S: Serositis (pleuritis and pericarditis) H: Hematologic disorders (e.g. cytopenias) O: Oral or nasopharyngeal ulcers (usually painless) R: Renal disease P: Photosensitivity A: Antinuclear antibodies I: Immunologic disorder (anti-dsDNA, anti-Sm, antiphospholipid) N: Neurologic disorder (seizures, psychosis)

Answer: Rash (malar or discoid)

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 59: _____ syndrome is the most common type of ventricular pre-excitation syndrome

Answer: Wolff-Parkinson-White

Flashcard 60: Hyper-kalemia induced arrhythmias may present on ECG with _____ T waves and a(n) _____ QT interval

Answer: peaked

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Cardiovascular (Antiarrhythmics)