Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1481: 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 1482: Typical presentation of aldosteronoma? (4) _____ _____ _____ _____

Answer: Hypertension

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Flashcard 1483: _____ presents in older patients (>50 years old)

Answer: Giant cell arteritis

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Flashcard 1484: At what age range does the USPSTF recommend screening for diabetes in overweight or obese patients?\n\n_____

Answer: 35 to 70 years

Extra: The USPSTF (2021) updated the recommended age range to 35 to 70 years for screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in adults with overweight or obesity.

Flashcard 1485: Most effective intervention for slowing diabetic nephropathy = _____

Answer: HTN control

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Flashcard 1486: anti-U1 RNP antibodies are suggestive of _____

Answer: mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)

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Flashcard 1487: MCC of aortic regurgitation in: developing countries: _____ developed countries = _____

Answer: rheumatic heart disease

Flashcard 1488: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient that presents 5 days post-CABG with large purple-black patches surrounded by erythema in the periumbilical area by sites of heparin injection? _____

Answer: Type 2 heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)

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Flashcard 1489: Close contacts of a patient with meningitis due to H. flu should be treated with prophylactic _____

Answer: rifampin

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Flashcard 1490: Heat intolerance, tachycardia and ↑ reflexes is suggestive of _____

Answer: hyperthyroidism

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