Cardiology — Flashcards

Pseudotumor cerebri = most common in _____ taking OCPs

Hint: population

Hampton's hump on CXR is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition

Goldman Risk Index _____

What is the next step in management for a patient with severe asthma exacerbation with an elevated PaCO2? _____

C3/C4 levels are _____ in a lupus flare

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with an extensive smoking history who presents with digital clubbing and sudden-onset arthropathy of the hand/wrist? _____

What are the two possible mechanisms for febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions? _____

Miller Fisher Syndrome is a variant of Guillain-Barré that presents with _____, cerebellar ataxia, and areflexia

Is organ donation contraindicated from patients with HIV infection? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with mild hypoxemia, tachypnea, and CXR infiltrates hours after an episode of aspiration? _____