Cardiology — Flashcards

How do you treat DT's postop? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with previous Hodgkin lymphoma status-post chemoradiation therapy that presents with dyspnea, JVD, ascites, and hepatomegaly? _____

Bloody exudative effusion = malignancy or _____

_____ causes a sore throat, swollen tonsils with purulent exudate, anterior lymphadenopathy, lack of cough/rhinorrhea

Hint: bacteria

_____ is proven to prolong life in hypoxemic COPD patients (< 88%, 55 mmHg)

Hint: Treatment

What is the likely diagnosis in a diabetic patient with a severely deformed foot? X-ray shows bony destruction, increased bone density (sclerosis), osteophytes, and loss of joint spaces. _____

Skin hyperpigmentation and ↑ androgen implies ACTH-_____ Cushing's Syndrome

What is the more common type of macular degeneration? _____

Hint: Dry/Wet

_____ are painless, often bilateral, opacifications of the lens

What is the effect of subclinical hypothyroidism on TSH? _____