Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1381: Cold intolerance, lethargy and depression is most likely _____

Answer: hypothyroidism

Flashcard 1382: What are CK levels in steroid-induced myopathy and polymyalgia rheumatica? _____

Answer: Normal

Flashcard 1383: Pulmonary hypertension can be accompanied with _____

Answer: tricuspid regurgitation

Flashcard 1384: What age range of diabetic patients should be started on statin therapy? _____

Answer: 40 - 75 years old

Flashcard 1385: Pseudotumor cerebri = most common in _____

Answer: obese young women

Flashcard 1386: _____ is a heart murmur heard at the second right intercostal space during systole; it is associated with parvus et tardus (weak and delayed carotid pulse).

Answer: Aortic stenosis

Extra: Aortic stenosis classically presents with the triad of SAD: Syncope, Angina, and Dyspnea on exertion.

Flashcard 1387: Older adult with gait dysfunction, LMN signs in the arms and UMN signs in the legs is suggestive of _____

Answer: cervical myelopathy

Flashcard 1388: What is the management for a patient with post-ictal lactic acidosis? _____

Answer: Conservative management

Flashcard 1389: Patients with an LDL ≥ _____ mg/dL are recommended to begin high-intensity statin therapy

Answer: 190

Flashcard 1390: With painless thyroiditis, thyroid scintigraphy shows _____ radioiodine uptake

Answer: decreased