Cardiology — Flashcards

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

Hint: drug

_____ is characterized by stiffness in the shoulders and hips, without muscular weakness

Stage 1 of Lyme disease involves _____ aka a "Bull's eye" rash and flu-like symptoms

Staggering gait and Kyphoscoliosis Pes cavus HCM and Diabetes = _____

An absence of DTRs in an elderly person is _____

Hint: normal/abnormal

_____ presents in older patients (>50 years old)

Hint: Giant cell arteritis or temporomandibular disorder

What is the greatest risk in a patient with intermittent claudication secondary to peripheral arterial disease? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in an elderly patient with significant smoking history that presents with a hard, non-tender submandibular lymph node and occasional ear pain? Physical exam is otherwise unremarkable. _____

What is a Hampton hump? _____

COPD patient with lethargy is due to _____ventilation leading to _____ narcosis (PaCO2 > 60 mm Hg)