Cardiology — Flashcards

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

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

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? _____

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

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

Hint: diagnosis

_____ = diabetic neuropathy

Hint: type of urinary incontinence

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

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

What is the difference between hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency? Hypertensive emergency is characterized by _____