Cardiology — Flashcards

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

Which stroke subtype is characterized by abrupt neurological symptoms that are typically maximal at the start? _____

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

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

**Intermittent asthma** is defined by the following "Rule of 2" thresholds: - Use of short acting bronchodilator (SABA) ≤ _____ - Nocturnal awakenings ≤ _____ - SABA refills < 2 inhalers / year

Hint: frequency

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

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

Diffuse goiter and diffuse radioactive iodine uptake = _____

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

Ischemic strokes are generally classified as being of _____ or _____ origin