Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1871: Putaminal hemorrhage often results in contralateral hemiparesis and hemisensory loss due to involvement of the adjacent _____

Answer: internal capsule

Flashcard 1872: Chronic cough in Pertussis leads to increased intrathoracic pressure, which subsequently increases risk of _____

Answer: pneumothorax

Flashcard 1873: _____ = often bilateral and multifocal/multicentric

Answer: LCIS/Invasive lobular carcinoma

Extra: Lobular carcinoma (both in situ and invasive) is characteristically bilateral and multifocal/multicentric compared to ductal carcinoma.

Flashcard 1874: _____ is a CNS complication of drowning

Answer: Cerebral edema

Flashcard 1875: Initially, Hashimoto thyroiditis presents as _____

Answer: hyperthyroidism

Flashcard 1876: Anything that causes mydriasis will _____ acute angle closure glaucoma

Answer: worsen

Flashcard 1877: Blood glucose < 800 = _____ Blood glucose > 800 = _____

Answer: DKA

Flashcard 1878: What is the likely diagnosis in an elderly patient that presents with a 6-month history of unilateral knee pain? The pain is worse in the evening and with activity. _____

Answer: Osteoarthritis

Flashcard 1879: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with sinusitis/otalgia, lung nodules/cavitations, and elevated creatinine/hematuria? _____

Answer: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Wegener's)

Flashcard 1880: What is the likely diagnosis in a tall patient with kyphoscoliosis, neuromas on the lip/tongue, and medullary thyroid cancer? _____

Answer: MEN 2B