Cardiology — Flashcards

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener) is managed with _____

Hint: treatment

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with prosthetic mitral valve that presents with shortness of breath and bibasilar crackles? Her INR is 1.5. _____

One complication that may occur 3 - 14 days post-MI is _____, which causes cardiac tamponade

How do you treat septic shock? Treating sepsis: IV broad spectrum antibiotics Treating shock: aggressive _____ and pressors

The presence of _____ in the setting of SLE should raise concern for lupus nephritis and requires that a(n) renal biopsy be performed

What type of chest pain is often associated with pneumonia? _____

Systemic sclerosis may manifest in the hands with _____ in the interphalangeal joints

_____ = life-threatening hyperthyroidism precipitated by acute stress (e.g. infection, trauma, surgery)

_____ = weight gain and male pattern hair growth _____ = above and masculinization (clitoromegaly, deep voice, muscles)

Hint: Hirsutism/Virilization

Uremia = _____ platelet aggregation

Hint: ↑↓↔