Cardiology — Flashcards

Crescendo-decrescendo systolic murmur over the left second intercostal space is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Subacute signs of increased ICP (headache, fever) in an HIV individual is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

The main danger associated with creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels greater than 20,000 U/L is _____ due to myoglobinuria

Most common cause of hypercalcemia is _____

Hint: condition

Non-pharmacological treatments for venous insufficiency include leg _____ and compression leg stockings

What is the likely diagnosis in an elderly female who presents with acute back pain after lifting boxes? There is decreased spinal mobility due to pain, which worsens with standing or walking and is relieved by lying down. There is focal tenderness to palpation at the L4 vertebra.\n\n_____

What three tests should be performed prior to surgery on a patient with cardiac conditions (e.g., CAD, CHF)?\n_____

Abdominal pain, HTN, generalized fatigue and increase in creatinine within 6 months of renal transplantation = _____

Hint: transplant rejection type?

Chronic joint pain that is worse with activity and weight bearing is characteristic of _____.

Ipsilateral dilated pupil with down/out gaze and ipsilateral paralysis and contralateral homonymous hemianopia = _____ herniation