Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1661: What is the likely cause of dyspnea in patients with ankylosing spondylitis? _____

Answer: Limited chest and spinal mobility

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/rheumatology/seronegative-arthritis/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 1662: Patients with acute pericarditis are at increased risk for _____

Answer: cardiac tamponade

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/cardiology/pericardial-disease/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 1663: Subacute bacterial endocarditis following a dental procedure likely indicates _____ infection

Answer: viridans group strep.

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Flashcard 1664: _____ = young Asian women _____ = elderly female with headache

Answer: Takayasu arteritis

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/rheumatology/vasculitis/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 1665: Malignant breast cancer may lead to _____, either through bony metastasis or PTHrP production

Answer: hypercalcemia

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/nephrology/calcium/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 1666: For a patient with pneumonia, scores should be calculated for _____ and _____

Answer: CURB-65

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Flashcard 1667: _____ is a complication in up to 1% of patients with diabetic ketoacidosis

Answer: Cerebral edema

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Flashcard 1668: von Willebrand disease presents with _____ platelet count + _____ bleeding time and _____ PTT

Answer: normal

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Flashcard 1669: Circular bald spot with hairs broken off at the same length (black dot alopecia): **Dx?** _____ **Most common cause?** _____ **Diagnostics?** _____

Answer: Tinea capitis

Extra: Tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp) typically presents as pruritic, scaly patches with alopecia. In the "black dot" variant (common with *Trichophyton tonsurans*), hairs break off at the scalp surface. Diagnostic workup: 1. KOH preparation of hair shafts/scales (gold standard). 2. Wood's lamp: *Microsporum* species fluoresce (blue-green), but *Trichophyton tonsurans* (the most common US cause) does not. https://onlinemeded.org/spa/dermatology/alopecia/acquire

Flashcard 1670: Treatment of painless thyroiditis is _____

Answer: β-blockers