Cardiology — Flashcards

What is the most important modifiable risk factor for AAA formation and expansion? _____

What kind of renal disease occurs in infective endocarditis? _____

Bell's palsy involves a(n) _____ lesion of the facial nerve

Hint: central/peripheral

Exogenous hyperthyroidism (or factitous hyperthyroidism): - Symptoms of hyperthyroidism but no _____ - Low RAI uptake in scintigraphy

Demyelinating disease in young women (20-30) is _____

Hint: condition

Booming S1 is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition

What is performed in the initial evaluation of thyroid nodules in patients with subnormal TSH levels? _____

_____ usually presents with distal weakness, absent DTRs, and can have sensory loss

Hint: Neuropathy/Myopathy

Stable angina is often due to atherosclerosis of coronary arteries with >_____% stenosis

Mild pneumonia, non-productive cough, and patchy, diffuse interstitial infiltrate = _____

Hint: typical or atypical pneumonia