Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1911: _____ is a skin condition caused by the blockage of sweat ducts, also known as "sweat rash", "prickly heat", or "heat rash".

Answer: Miliaria

Flashcard 1912: Suspicious thyroid nodules (cold, growing) should be evaluated with _____

Answer: FNA

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrinology/thyroid-nodules/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 1913: Midbrain atrophy with an intact pons is seen in patients with _____

Answer: progressive supranuclear palsy

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Flashcard 1914: Claudication of calf only = PVD of _____

Answer: femoropopliteal distribution

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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

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease/tb/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 1916: Suspected pleural effusion is managed with _____

Answer: diagnostic thoracocentesis

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/pulmonology/pleural-effusion/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 1917: What is the typical underlying etiology of acromegaly? _____

Answer: Pituitary somatotroph adenoma (excessive secretion of GH)

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Flashcard 1918: What is the recommended primary prophylaxis against Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) for HIV patients with CD4 count < 50/mm³? _____

Answer: None

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease/hiv/acquire?ref=anki

Flashcard 1919: 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 1920: Anti-topoisomerase antibodies are seen in _____

Answer: diffuse systemic scleroderma

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/rheumatology/approach-to-joint-pain/acquire?ref=anki