Cardiology — Flashcards

_____ A transient episode of neurologic dysfunction caused by focal brain, spinal cord, or retinal ischemia, without acute infarction.

Nephrotic syndrome and SLE is suggestive of _____

Hint: glomerular disease

What is the treatment for sarcoidosis? _____

Post-resection of medullary thyroid carcinoma, _____ levels should be measured

_____ is a pulmonary pathology that may present with hyponatremia due to infection-induced ADH secretion

Pericardiac knock (~S3) is heard in _____

Hint: condition

_____ will present with pulse oximetry readings of ~85% regardless of the true oxygen saturation level

What is the likely diagnosis in a diabetic patient that presents with ptosis and a "down and out" pupil that is normal-sized and reactive? _____

Hypothyroidism = _____volemic hyponatremia

Hint: hypo/eu/hyper

Guillain-Barré syndrome can lead to _____, so assess the patient's need for _____

Hint: fatal complication