Cardiology — Flashcards

The most significant complication of idiopathic intracranial hypertension is _____

Metastases to brain _____ > _____ > melanoma > colon > kidney

Most patients with acute, uncomplicated low back pain experience _____ in the first few weeks

Hypertensive urgency or emergency = _____

Hint: BP

Sepsis is an acute life-threatening condition characterized by organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated _____ response to infection

Aortic stenosis may present with _____, angina, and dyspnea on exertion

What is the likely diagnosis in a young adult female with stroke-like symptoms and a positive RPR test despite no clinical evidence of syphilis? _____

Stanford type A aortic dissection = _____ aorta + treated _____ Stanford type B aortic dissection = _____ aorta and treated _____

Hint: ascending/descending

Once a diagnosis of myasthenia gravis is established, patients should receive a CT or MRI of the chest to evaluate for _____

Manifestations of _____: * Cafe-au-Lait Spots, Lisch Nodules (hamartomas on iris), axillary and inguinal freckling * Multiple Neurofibromas (peripheral nerve sheath tumors) * Painless nodules on/under skin * Scoliosis (1/3) * Optic gliomas (CN2 tumor)

Hint: disease