Cardiology — Flashcards

Herniated disc = _____ month before doing radiographic imaging

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

What is the underlying etiology in a patient with severe COPD who develops altered consciousness and seizures after administration of supplemental O2? _____

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? _____

"Boot-shaped" heart on x-ray _____

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

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

What is the likely source of an androgen-secreting tumor in a female with elevated testosterone and elevated dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) levels? _____

Exudative pleural effusions must meet one of Light's criteria, which are: Pleural protein/serum protein > _____ Pleural LDH/serum LDH > _____ or Pleural LDH _____ upper limit of normal serum LDH

_____ is a form of heat stroke that typically affects elderly patients in the absence of strenuous activity