Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1331: Aortic stenosis may cause _____ as RBCs are damaged while crossing the calcified valve, producing schistocytes

Answer: microangiopathic hemolytic anemia

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Flashcard 1332: Which common heart murmur presents as a late systolic murmur w/ a midsystolic click? _____

Answer: MVP

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Flashcard 1333: β-blockers are a first line treatment for essential _____

Answer: tremor

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Flashcard 1334: Upper lobe cavitation is seen in _____

Answer: 2° TB

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Flashcard 1335: 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"? _____

Answer: Amaurosis fugax

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Flashcard 1336: Primary hyperaldosteronism is characterized by _____ plasma renin activity and _____ plasma aldosterone concentration

Answer: low

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Flashcard 1337: Optimal total daily calcium intake (diet + supplements) in postmenopausal women is _____ mg

Answer: 1200

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Flashcard 1338: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with a short systolic murmur (cardiac apex) that disappears with squatting? _____

Answer: Mitral valve prolapse

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Flashcard 1339: _____ are antihypertensives that can reduce the sensitivity of cardiac exercise stress testing

Answer: β-blockers and calcium channel blockers

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Flashcard 1340: Hyperventilation from panic attack and SOB/tingling/light-headedness is managed with _____

Answer: reassurance and breathing retraining