Cardiology — Flashcards

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

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

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

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

What is the most appropriate pain management for a patient with advanced prostate cancer with bony metastasis, status-post orchiectomy? _____

How does cardiac index change in septic shock? _____

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

Hint: Which disease

Postrenal AKI causes: _____ Ureters or Urethra (stone, cancer)

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

_____ = diabetic neuropathy or bladder outlet obstruction

Hint: type of urinary incontinence