Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2021: Which type of scleroderma is associated with the anti-Scl-70 (DNA topoisomerase I) antibody? _____

Answer: Diffuse scleroderma

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Flashcard 2022: An _____ is used to diagnose diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in patients with insulin resistance

Answer: oral glucose tolerance test

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Flashcard 2023: Are ACE inhibitors indicated in a patient with diabetes and albumin/creatinine ratio of 15mg/g? _____

Answer: No

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Flashcard 2024: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient on several medications with swelling and tenderness of the hand and knee joints and acute pericarditis? _____

Answer: Drug-induced lupus

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Flashcard 2025: What is first-line treatment options for nonpurulent cellulitis w/ systemic signs of infection? (2) _____

Answer: Nafcillin or cefazolin

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Flashcard 2026: _____ = diabetic neuropathy or bladder outlet obstruction

Answer: Overflow incontinence

Extra: Overflow incontinence is characterized by urinary dribbling and incomplete bladder emptying. Causes include: 1. **Detrusor underactivity** (impaired contractility): e.g., diabetic neuropathy, spinal cord injury. 2. **Bladder outlet obstruction**: e.g., BPH, pelvic organ prolapse.

Flashcard 2027: _____ is a subtype of migraine characterized by motor aura (weakness).

Answer: Hemiplegic migraine

Flashcard 2028: What is the cause of hyperreflexia in the setting of a hydatidiform mole? _____

Answer: Hyperthyroidism from elevated β-hCG

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Flashcard 2029: _____ is characterized by exertional leg pain (claudication) and dermal atrophy (thin/shiny skin, loss of hair)

Answer: Peripheral arterial disease

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Flashcard 2030: Pyelonephritis that doesn't improve is suggestive of _____, which is diagnosed with CT/ultrasound

Answer: perinephric abscess

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