Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1991: How do you treat septic shock? Treating sepsis: IV broad spectrum antibiotics Treating shock: aggressive _____ and pressors

Answer: IV fluids

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

Flashcard 1992: The presence of _____ in the setting of SLE should raise concern for lupus nephritis and requires that a(n) renal biopsy be performed

Answer: proteinuria

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/rheumatology/lupus/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 1993: What type of chest pain is often associated with pneumonia? _____

Answer: Pleuritic chest pain

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

Flashcard 1994: _____ = life-threatening hyperthyroidism precipitated by acute stress (e.g. infection, trauma, surgery)

Answer: Thyroid storm

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

Flashcard 1995: CREST, renal crisis and heart and interstitial lung disease is suggestive of _____

Answer: diffuse scleroderma

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/rheumatology/other-connective-tissue/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 1996: What is the treatment of androgen insensitivity syndrome (phenotypic female with 46-XY)? _____

Answer: Bilateral gonadectomy after puberty

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/gynecology/primary-amenorrhea/acquire?ref=anki  gonad-stimulated puberty helps attain adult height (the testes still produce testosterone); cryptorchid gonads have a small risk of developing into a dysgerminoma or gonadoblastoma after puberty and thus should be removed 

Flashcard 1997: Systemic sclerosis may manifest in the hands with _____ in the interphalangeal joints

Answer: contractures

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/rheumatology/other-connective-tissue/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 1998: Uremia = _____ platelet aggregation

Answer: ↓

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/hematology-oncology/bleeding/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 1999: _____ = male pattern hair growth in a woman _____ = hirsutism plus masculinization (clitoromegaly, deep voice, increased muscle mass)

Answer: Hirsutism

Flashcard 2000: One complication that may occur 3 - 14 days post-MI is _____, which causes cardiac tamponade

Answer: ventricular free wall rupture

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki