Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1721: Miller Fisher Syndrome is a variant of Guillain-Barré that presents with _____, cerebellar ataxia, and areflexia

Answer: ophthalmoplegia

Flashcard 1722: Pneumonia (consolidation) typically presents with _____ breath sounds, increased tactile fremitus, and dullness to percussion.

Answer: bronchial

Extra: Note: **Pleural effusion** also presents with dullness to percussion, but has **decreased** breath sounds and **decreased** tactile fremitus (unlike the bronchial sounds and increased fremitus of pneumonia/consolidation).

Flashcard 1723: Pseudotumor cerebri = most common in _____ taking OCPs

Answer: obese, young women

Flashcard 1724: Seizure that is localized to one hemisphere, impairs consciousness and with motor automatisms (lip smacking, chewing). Diagnosis? _____

Answer: Complex partial seizure (focal seizure with impaired awareness)

Flashcard 1725: Rheumatoid arthritis = _____ inflammatory arthritis with > 3 joints involved (small joints like hands, feet, wrists)

Answer: symmetric

Flashcard 1726: "Boot-shaped" heart on x-ray _____

Answer: Tetralogy of Fallot

Flashcard 1727: _____ is the most common cause of constrictive pericarditis in developing countries

Answer: Tuberculosis

Flashcard 1728: Hampton's hump on CXR is suggestive of _____

Answer: PE

Flashcard 1729: What is the next step in management for a patient with severe asthma exacerbation with an elevated PaCO2? _____

Answer: Endotracheal intubation

Flashcard 1730: _____ is the newer version of the Goldman Cardiac Risk Index.

Answer: Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI)

Extra: The Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI), also known as Lee's Criteria, is the updated version of the Goldman Cardiac Risk Index used for preoperative cardiac risk assessment.