Cardiology — Flashcards

What is the effect of subclinical hypothyroidism on TSH? _____

What is the initial step in management for a patient with suspected epidural spinal cord compression? _____

What is the recommended treatment for a patient with symptoms of hyperviscosity secondary to Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia? _____

_____ has the following: - Leukocyte counts > 50,000 - pH < 7.2 - Glucose < 60

Hint: Complicated or uncomplicated parapneumonic pleural effusion

Migraines typically present as a pulsating pain with _____, photophobia, or phonophobia

Ambiguous genitalia as an infant and presents w/ primary amenorrhea, severe acne, tall stature, +/- osteoporosis = _____

Lacunar stroke of the posterolateral _____ results in sudden-onset contralateral loss involving all sensory modalities (pure sensory stroke)

Metastatic breast cancer and confusion = _____

Hint: electrolyte disturbance

_____ is the presence of an organized rhythm (e.g. atrial fibrillation) without a palpable pulse

_____ are painless, often bilateral, opacifications of the lens