Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1911: What is the likely drug intoxication in a patient that presents with slurred speech, lethargy, and difficulty walking? Pupils are 5 mm (normal) and respiratory rate is 8/min. _____

Answer: Benzodiazepine or alcohol overdose

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Flashcard 1912: _____ is a skin condition caused by the blockage of sweat ducts, also known as "sweat rash", "prickly heat", or "heat rash".

Answer: Miliaria

Flashcard 1913: Euvolemic hyponatremia = _____

Answer: SIADH

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Flashcard 1914: Woman aged 40-50 and morning stiffness/pain > 1 hour that improves with use + systemic symptoms = _____

Answer: rheumatoid arthritis

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Flashcard 1915: Following a (+) PPD, first order a(n) _____ to differentiate between active and latent TB

Answer: a chest x-ray

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Flashcard 1916: What is the recommended primary prophylaxis against Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) for HIV patients with CD4 count < 50/mm³? _____

Answer: None

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Flashcard 1917: Suspected pleural effusion is managed with _____

Answer: diagnostic thoracocentesis

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Flashcard 1918: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with a significant smoking history who presents with shoulder pain and weight loss? _____

Answer: Pancoast (superior sulcus) lung tumor

Extra: Pancoast tumors (superior sulcus tumors) are lung cancers that arise in the apex of the lung. They can invade the brachial plexus (causing shoulder/arm pain) and the cervical sympathetic ganglia (causing Horner syndrome).

Flashcard 1919: What is the typical underlying etiology of acromegaly? _____

Answer: Pituitary somatotroph adenoma (excessive secretion of GH)

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Flashcard 1920: Bilateral, simple renal cysts associated with cerebral aneurysms is suggestive of _____

Answer: ADPKD

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