Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1921: Following a (+) PPD, first order a(n) _____ to differentiate between active and latent TB

Answer: a chest x-ray

Flashcard 1922: What is the typical underlying etiology of acromegaly? _____

Answer: Pituitary somatotroph adenoma (excessive secretion of GH)

Flashcard 1923: 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 1924: _____ = release of preformed hormone _____ = overproduction of thyroid hormone

Answer: Thyroiditis

Flashcard 1925: Primary CNS lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are strongly associated with _____.

Answer: HIV/AIDS

Extra: Primary CNS lymphoma is typically EBV-positive in HIV-infected patients.

Flashcard 1926: Ventricular aneurysm is a an early complication of myocardial infarction _____

Answer: F

Flashcard 1927: Suspected pleural effusion is managed with _____

Answer: diagnostic thoracocentesis

Flashcard 1928: _____ should be abstained for 24 hours before a fasting lipid panel

Answer: Alcohol

Flashcard 1929: Massive PE = PE with _____ Sub-massive PE = PE with evidence of right heart strain

Answer: hypotension

Flashcard 1930: What is the tx of post-op MI? _____

Answer: PCI/Heparin