Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2001: _____ = 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 2002: 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)

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

Flashcard 2003: Ulnar deviation of phalanges is seen in _____

Answer: rheumatoid arthritis

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/rheumatology/rheumatoid-arthritis/acquire?ref=anki

Flashcard 2004: 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 2005: 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 2006: "Triphasic bursts" or "sharp wave complexes" on EEG = _____

Answer: creutzfeldt jakob

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/neurology/dementia/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 2007: Pretibial myxedema is seen in _____

Answer: Graves disease

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

Flashcard 2008: Adults age 65 should receive a(n) _____-time dose of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23)

Answer: one

Extra: The pneumococcal vaccination schedule was significantly updated by the ACIP in 2022 to emphasize the newer conjugate vaccines (PCV15 and PCV20). PPSV23 is now primarily used in sequence with PCV15.

Flashcard 2009: What is the best next step in management of acute hemolytic transfusion reaction?\n_____

Answer: Stop the transfusion and start vigorous IV hydration

Flashcard 2010: Bacillary angiomatosis is a complication of Bartonella henselae that presents with raised _____ lesions on the skin

Answer: red vascular

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