Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2001: One complication that may occur 3 - 14 days post-MI is _____, which causes cardiac tamponade

Answer: ventricular free wall rupture

Flashcard 2002: _____ = life-threatening hyperthyroidism precipitated by acute stress (e.g. infection, trauma, surgery)

Answer: Thyroid storm

Flashcard 2003: 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

Flashcard 2004: 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. _____

Answer: Prosthetic valve thrombosis (~ mitral stenosis)

Flashcard 2005: Only prosthetic valves can lead to schistocytes _____

Answer: F

Flashcard 2006: Inappropriate absolute polycythemia is characterized by _____ O2 saturation

Answer: normal

Extra: In contrast, appropriate absolute polycythemia is a response to hypoxia, so O2 saturation is decreased.

Flashcard 2007: Sickle cell disease and fever is managed with _____

Answer: antibiotics

Flashcard 2008: Asthma palpable purpura sinusitis neuropathy _____

Answer: Churg-Strauss syndrome

Flashcard 2009: Central retinal artery occlusion = _____ of retinal veins Central retinal vein occlusion = _____ of retinal veins

Answer: narrowing

Flashcard 2010: What is the FENa in patients with intrinsic renal failure? _____

Answer: > 2%