Cardiology — Flashcards

Early (acute) lesions of rheumatic heart disease cause mitral _____ Late (chronic) lesions of rheumatic heart disease cause mitral _____

5-day history of fever, new systolic murmur and splenomegaly is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Treatment can prevent most complications of Streptococcal Pharyngitis except for one. What it is? _____

Holosystolic murmur radiates to axilla w/ left atrial enlargement: _____

Hint: murmur

What is the treatment of choice (acutely) for uremic coagulopathy? _____

Diagnostic (that is also treatment) for an acute asthma? _____

Pain in the neck is more likely a(n) _____ lesion

Hint: nerve root / peripheral nerve

Pretest probability of coronary artery disease is intermediate in men with _____ (all ages)

Mitral stenosis = _____ LVEDP

Hint: ↑/↓

What is the preferred test for the initial evaluation of pulmonary embolus in a pregnant woman? _____