Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1771: _____ vertigo is a form of vertigo that presents with nystagmus that is constant

Answer: Central

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Flashcard 1772: Euvolemic hyponatremia is suggestive of _____

Answer: SIADH

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Flashcard 1773: One complication associated with lung cancer (pancoast tumor) is _____ syndrome due to compression of the stellate or superior cervical ganglia

Answer: Horner

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Flashcard 1774: 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. _____

Answer: Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection (atypical pneumonia)

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Flashcard 1775: (+) QRS in lead I (+) QRS in lead II frontal axis = _____

Answer: normal axis

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Flashcard 1776: 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? _____

Answer: Toxoplasmosis

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Flashcard 1777: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is characterized by periodic _____ complexes on EEG

Answer: sharp wave

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Flashcard 1778: Which symptom of symptomatic aortic stenosis is associated with the worst prognosis? - Angina - Syncope - CHF Answer: _____

Answer: CHF

Flashcard 1779: Prosthetic valve endocarditis = _____

Answer: Staph. epidermidis

Extra: Viridans group streptococci (e.g., S. sanguinis) are the most common cause of subacute endocarditis on previously damaged native valves (e.g., mitral valve prolapse with regurgitation, rheumatic heart disease). In contrast, Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most common cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis within the first year after surgery.

Flashcard 1780: Divers who rapidly ascend can develop _____ emboli

Answer: gas

Extra: Also known as decompression sickness (DCS) or "the bends." Treat with 100% oxygen and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.