Cardiology — Flashcards

SLE can often affect the _____, causing seizures or psychosis

Hint: organ

Patients with acute pericarditis are at increased risk for _____

Hint: cardiac tamponade or mediastinitis

What are the three diabetic microvascular complications? _____

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

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

Sleep apnea is associated with _____ due to nocturnal hypoxia

What is the recommended anticoagulation for pulmonary embolism in a patient with severe renal insufficiency (GFR < 30 mL/min/1.73m2)? _____

_____ presents with gummas, tabes dorsalis, general paresis, aortitis, and Argyll-Robertson pupil.

Ménière disease typically presents with a triad of _____, _____, and _____

Pulmonary edema is seen in _____

Hint: dilated cardiomyopathy / cardiac tamponade