Cardiology — Flashcards

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is characterized by periodic _____ complexes on EEG

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? _____

Most cases of pulmonary sarcoidosis have a high rate of spontaneous remission _____

Hint: T/F

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

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

(+) QRS in lead I (+) QRS in lead II frontal axis = _____

Hint: alignment

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

Prosthetic valve endocarditis = _____

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