Cardiology — Flashcards

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

Hint: Which disease

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

Patients who are overweight or obese and have additional cardiovascular disease risk factors should be educated on: _____

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

What cardiac catheterization complication presents with sudden hemodynamic instability and ipsilateral flank/back pain? _____

How does cardiac index change in septic shock? _____

What is the likely underlying cause of syncope in an elderly patient that stood up after a period of bed rest? _____

Ventilator Settings: Assist-Control: ventilator delivers the same _____ during every inspiration, whether initiated by the ventilator or by patient

_____ are more common in underweight individuals

Hint: Shin splints or stress fractures

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