Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1081: _____ is a variant of Hashimoto thyroiditis that presents with transient hyperthyroidism followed sometimes by hypothyroidism

Answer: Silent lymphocytic thyroiditis

Flashcard 1082: Interstitial restrictive lung diseases are characterized by _____ A-a gradients

Answer: increased

Flashcard 1083: West Nile virus is associated with confusion resulting from _____

Answer: encephalitis

Flashcard 1084: What is the most common cancer in AIDS patients? _____

Answer: Kaposi sarcoma

Flashcard 1085: What is the treatment for severe or refractory hereditary spherocytosis? _____

Answer: Splenectomy

Extra: Atlas: Other:

Flashcard 1086: Aortic dissection usually occurs in the proximal _____ cm of the aorta (high stress region)

Answer: 10

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Flashcard 1087: _____ is an antiphospholipid antibody that may result in false-positive VDRL and RPR tests

Answer: Anti-cardiolipin

Extra: * Antibodies against the phosphlipid Œ≤2-glycoprotein complex also bind to cardiolipin antigen, used in syphilis serology (VDR/RPR), and therefore lupus patients may have a false positive test result for syphilis Atlas:

Flashcard 1088: Restrictive lung disease may be caused by poor structural apparatus, such as _____ and morbid obesity

Answer: scoliosis

Flashcard 1089: One possible complication of mitral stenosis is pulmonary _____ and eventual right-sided heart failure

Answer: hypertension

Flashcard 1090: What are the heart chamber sizes in restrictive cardiomyopathy & constrictive pericarditis? _____

Answer: Normal ventricles & enlarged atria