Cardiology — Flashcards

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

Answer: testicular cancer

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Flashcard 1312: What syndrome is characterized by a triad of respiratory distress, neurologic dysfunction, and petechial rash? _____

Answer: Fat embolism syndrome

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Flashcard 1313: _____ syndrome is a pathology of the spinal nerve roots (distal to the conus medullaris) that results in asymmetric motor weakness

Answer: Cauda equina

Extra: Cauda equina syndrome is a lower motor neuron lesion affecting the nerve roots distal to the spinal cord (conus medullaris). It typically presents with asymmetric weakness, saddle anesthesia, and late-onset bowel/bladder dysfunction.

Flashcard 1314: Gout = _____

Answer: uric acid stones

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Flashcard 1315: Kussmaul's sign = _____ JVP during inspiration

Answer: ↑

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Flashcard 1316: 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 1317: What classic fundoscopic sign of glaucoma is characterized by an enlarged cup-to-disc ratio?\n_____

Answer: Optic disc cupping

Extra: Optic disc cupping is characterized by an increased cup-to-disc ratio (normal is usually < 0.3).

Flashcard 1318: The three major risk factors for thrombosis are _____, hypercoagulability, and endothelial cell damage (Virchow triad)

Answer: stasis in blood flow

Flashcard 1319: _____: 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 1320: protein C / S deficiency = ↑ risk of _____

Answer: thrombosis

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