Cardiology — Flashcards

Spinal cord compression presents with signs of _____ motor neuron dysfunction distal to site of compression

Prothrombin 20210A mutation = ↑ risk of _____

Hint: bleeding/thrombosis

Viral _____-carditis may predispose patients to development of cardiac tamponade

What is the treatment for acute pericarditis? _____ and _____

What kind of ulcer is edematous, indurated, and hyperpigmented, commonly located at the medial malleolus? _____

"Tearing" chest pain that radiates to the back and unequal radial pulses is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition

Which form of polycythemia is associated with ectopic EPO production (e.g. malignancy, hydronephrosis)? _____

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma causes nasal congestion with epistaxis, headaches, and spread to the _____ lymph nodes

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. _____

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in young patients is commonly due to _____, which may also present with _____, seizure, or focal neurologic deficits