Cardiology — Flashcards

Stage 2 hypertension should be treated with _____ medications

Acute angle-closure glaucoma is characterized by sudden, painful vision loss with "_____" around lights

Mild asthma is defined as: - Use of short acting bronchodilator < _____ - Nocturnal awakenings < _____ - Use of < 2 inhalers / year

Hint: frequency

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

_____ is a respiratory complication of drowning that is more common with contaminated water

All patients with acute COPD exacerbation should receive inhaled bronchodilators (albuterol/ipratropium nebulizer) and systemic _____

What retinal pathology is associated with a "blood and thunder" appearance on funduscopy? _____

Diffuse goiter and diffuse radioactive iodine uptake = _____

What valvular defect is a possible complication of aortic dissection? _____

Symptoms of intracranial hypertension includes headache worse at _____, nausea/vomiting, and mental status changes