Cardiology — Flashcards

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

Subacute bacterial endocarditis following a dental procedure likely indicates _____ infection

Hint: bacteria

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

_____ = young Asian women _____ = elderly female with headache

Hint: Takayasu Arteritis or Giant Cell (temporal) arteritis

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

Asthma classification and treatment: 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. SABA + ↑ICS + LABA 5. SABA + ↑↑ICS + LABA + Oral steroids

↑↑ Hematocrit and ↓ EPO is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition

Best diagnostic modality for outpatient asthmatic patient? _____ Other, ways to diagnose asthma? Expected results? _____

Pt has muddy brown casts on U/A, high Cr despite normal urine output. Now his Cr continues to rise, but his urine output is next to nothing. His U/A shows blood, but no RBC: _____ _____

Hint: Diagnosis?

hCG = _____ thyroid function

Hint: ↑↓↔