Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1311: Young man with low back pain and dyspnea/cough = _____

Answer: testicular cancer

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Flashcard 1312: Pseudoaneurysm is a local vascular complication of cardiac catheterization characterized by a(n) _____ bruit and painful, bulging, pulsatile mass

Answer: systolic

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Flashcard 1313: Kussmaul's sign = _____ JVP during inspiration

Answer: ↑

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Flashcard 1314: _____: An infarction of the central nervous system with resultant neurologic deficit that persists beyond 24 hours or is interrupted by death within 24 hours

Answer: Ischemic stroke

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Flashcard 1315: The three major risk factors for thrombosis are _____, hypercoagulability, and endothelial cell damage (Virchow triad)

Answer: stasis in blood flow

Flashcard 1316: Gout = _____

Answer: uric acid stones

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Flashcard 1317: ACE inhibitors slow the progression of diabetic _____

Answer: nephropathy

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Flashcard 1318: What is the treatment of choice for an HIV patient with Pneumocystis pneumonia and a PaO2 of 54 mmHg (normal 75-105 mmHg)? _____

Answer: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and corticosteroids

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Flashcard 1319: What is the most likely diagnosis for an elderly patient with nausea, lethargy, polyuria, dry mucous membranes, and cough? _____

Answer: Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state

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Flashcard 1320: _____ = raised, sharp edges with good demarcation _____ = flat edges with poor demarcation

Answer: Erysipelas