Cardiology — Flashcards

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

Hint: transplant rejection type?

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_____

Obstructive sleep apnea is most commonly associated with _____ and presents with _____ and _____

Hint: risk factor

Antinuclear antibodies (anti-Smith and anti-dsDNA) _____

Hint: diagnosis

RAI ablation can worsen Graves ophthalmopathy _____

Hint: T/F

Chylothorax is differentiated from other causes of exudative pleural effusion by its milky-white color and elevated _____ levels

Pheochromocytoma may be accompanied by unexplained fasting _____

Myotonic dystrophy = _____

Hint: inheritance pattern

What is the likely diagnosis in a euvolemic patient with high serum osmolality and low urine osmolality? _____

All diastolic murmurs are considered abnormal _____

Hint: T/F