Cardiology — Flashcards

What is Eisenmenger syndrome? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a young adult that presents with headache, fatigue, persistent dry cough, and mild sore throat? There is a faint macular rash on the arms/legs and increased interstitial markings on CXR. _____

What is the diagnosis in an AIDS patient with multiple contrast-enhanced mass lesions in the basal ganglia and subcortical white matter on CT scan or MRI? _____

When syncope presents suddenly upon exertion, what is most likely cause? _____

What is dialysis disequilibrium syndrome? _____

Primary CNS lymphoma is typically characterized by _____ in the CSF and a single ring-enhancing lesion on MRI in an HIV-infected patient

Euvolemic hyponatremia is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition

Screening modality for breast cancer for pt w/ normal risk = _____ Screening modality for breast cancer for pt w/ high risk (family hx, radiation) = _____

_____ rhinitis is an upper airway pathology characterized by nasal congestion and postnasal drip

Prosthetic valve endocarditis = _____

Hint: Staph. epidermidis/Viridans streptococci/Staph. aureus