Cardiology — Flashcards

What type of abdominal pain is suspected in an old man who is post-MI (shock) or with Afib (emboli)? _____

Osteoarthritis classically presents with joint stiffness that _____ during the day

Hint: improves/worsens

Treatment of acute adrenal insufficiency includes _____ or _____ with aggressive fluid support

What is the likely diagnosis in an HIV patient that presents with a two-month history of low-grade fever and a productive cough that is worst in the morning (CXR below)? _____

Pseudoaneurysm is a local vascular complication of cardiac catheterization characterized by a(n) _____ bruit and painful, pulsatile mass

Congenital bicuspid aortic valve increases the risk of infective _____

Hint: condition

What murmur is best heard with the patient in left lateral decubitus positioning and holding the breath in full expiration? _____

Hemorrhagic shock is treated with _____

vertical/torsional nystagmus that lasts > 1 minute + postural instability and headache indicates _____ vertigo

Hint: peripheral/central

Infective endocarditis in prosthetic valves is much harder to treat than in native valves _____

Hint: T/F