Cardiology — Flashcards

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

In Guillain-Barré syndrome, elective intubation is indicated for patients with: - _____ - Respiratory distress - Severe dysautonomia - Bulbar weakness

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? _____

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

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

Hypertension (Na+ retention) → edema = _____ syndrome

Hint: nephritic/nephrotic

Hemorrhagic shock is treated with _____

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

Hint: peripheral/central

Hematuria and varying proteinuria is suggestive of _____ syndrome

Hint: nephritic/nephrotic