Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1471: Pericardial effusion = _____ heart sounds and difficult to palpate maximal apical impulse

Answer: diminished

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Flashcard 1472: What are the dialyzable drugs/toxins? I_____ S_____ Theophylline Uremia Methanol Barbiturates Lithium Ethylene glycol Dabigatran

Answer: NH/isopropyl alcohol

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Flashcard 1473: How do you anticoagulate DVT patients? _____

Answer: LMWH bridge to warfarin

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Flashcard 1474: Besides bone marrow biopsy, what is the next step in diagnosis of a suspected plasma-cell dyscrasia? _____

Answer: Whole-body CT scan

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Flashcard 1475: Low-dose aspirin is recommended for primary prevention of _____ in adults aged 40 to 59 years who have a 10% or greater 10-year risk.

Answer: cardiovascular disease (CVD)

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Flashcard 1476: What are the "Five A's" in discussing tobacco use and cessation? _____

Answer: Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange

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Flashcard 1477: Synovial fluid analysis in patients with pseudogout is characterized by _____-shaped crystals made of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD), that are _____-birefringent

Answer: rhomboid

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Flashcard 1478: What is the initial treatment for spinal epidural abscess with evidence of spinal cord compression? _____

Answer: IV antibiotics +/- aspiration and surgical evaluation

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Flashcard 1479: _____ involves 2/3 of: Motor abnormalities (Parkinsonian) Autonomic insufficiency (orthostatic hypotension, incontinence) Cerebellar ataxia

Answer: Multiple system atrophy (MSA)

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Flashcard 1480: MCC of aortic regurgitation in: developing countries: _____ developed countries = _____

Answer: rheumatic heart disease