Cardiology — Flashcards

Hypertensive urgency or emergency = _____

Hint: BP

Treatment of Kallman syndrome and craniopharyngioma is _____

How does secretion of the following hormones change in secondary adrenal insufficiency? Glucocorticoids: _____ Androgens: _____ Mineralocorticoids: _____

The most significant complication of idiopathic intracranial hypertension is _____

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

Malignant pleural effusions are _____

Hint: transudative/exudative

_____ is a bacterial infection causing distributive shock that may affect the skin, resulting in a(n) diffuse erythematous macular rash

The most common cause of hypothyroidism that is non-iatrogenic = _____

All patients with carotid artery stenosis should receive medical therapy with _____

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