Cardiology — Flashcards

Optimal daily calcium supplementation in postmenopausal women is _____ mg

Upper lobe cavitation is seen in _____

Hint: condition

ECG changes associated with acute pericarditis include widespread, diffuse _____ elevation and/or _____ depression

β-blockers are a first line treatment for essential _____

Hint: physical symptom

What is the most common cause of constrictive pericarditis in the United States? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with a short systolic murmur (cardiac apex) that disappears with squatting? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient that experiences multiple episodes of transient, monocular vision loss described as a "curtain falling over the eye"? _____

What is the immediate treatment for severe hypercalcemia (> 14mg/dL or symptomatic)? _____

Pulmonary edema is found in _____

Hint: AR/cardiac tamponade

A pt w/ hypothyroidism presents w/ hypothermia, hypotension, and coma. You suspect myxedema coma. What is the treatment? _____