Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1611: What is the diagnostic procedure of choice for thyroid nodules in an euthyroid patient? _____

Answer: FNA

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Flashcard 1612: _____ associated with calciphylaxis (calcification) leading to ischemic skin necrosis

Answer: ESRD

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Flashcard 1613: The symptoms of Ménière disease are due to elevated _____

Answer: endolymphatic pressure

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Flashcard 1614: What conditions are associated with MEN2A? (3) _____

Answer: Parathyroid hyperplasia Pheochromocytoma Medullary thyroid carcinoma

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Flashcard 1615: How can someone with aortic dissection develop an early decrescendo diastolic murmur and increased creatinine? _____

Answer: Extension of aortic dissection into the aortic valve and kidneys

Flashcard 1616: What is the most common leukemia in adults > 60 years old? _____

Answer: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

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Flashcard 1617: S3/S4 = Heard at _____ of the heart Use the _____ position Use the _____

Answer: the apex

Flashcard 1618: What produces a classic "square root sign" on cardiac catheterization?\n_____

Answer: Constrictive pericarditis

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Flashcard 1619: What is the next step in management for a patient with acute renal failure and oliguria (< 250 mL/12 hours) with evidence of significant urine retention (e.g. suprapubic discomfort)? _____

Answer: Bladder catheterization

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Flashcard 1620: _____ is more common

Answer: HOCM

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