Cardiology — Flashcards

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

Hint: transplant rejection type?

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

RAI ablation can worsen Graves ophthalmopathy _____

Hint: T/F

Pheochromocytoma may be accompanied by unexplained fasting _____

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

Hint: diagnosis

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_____

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

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

What is the first sign in cardiac tamponade? _____

Pt has pre-existing renal damage but needs contrast for a study, what are the next best steps? (3) _____