Cardiology — Flashcards

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

What lifestyle modification reduces hypertension the most? _____

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? _____

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

β-blockers are a standard therapy in myocardial infarction but should be avoided in patients with _____ or bradycardia

_____ vertigo is a form of vertigo that presents with nystagmus that is constant

One complication associated with lung cancer (pancoast tumor) is _____ syndrome due to compression of the stellate or superior cervical ganglia

What is the prophylactic management against rabies for a patient with a low-risk wild animal bite? _____

What is the treatment for a patient with giant cell (temporal) arteritis? Before or after biopsy? _____

Prosthetic valve endocarditis = _____

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