Cardiology — Flashcards

DVT, PE and ischemic stroke are complications that may occur in antiphospholipid syndrome _____

Hint: T/F

Does heparin induced thrombocytopenia often present with constitutional symptoms? _____

What type of pneumonia is typically caused by S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, H. influenzae, and Klebsiella? _____

Scleroderma may present with fingertip _____

One multifactorial cause of secondary pulmonary hypertension is due to _____ of the pulmonary vasculature by a tumor

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may present with a(n) _____ murmur

Hint: systolic/diastolic

In peripheral artery disease, embolization of thrombus can travel to smaller downstream arteries and cause _____

Symptoms of atherosclerosis generally present when >_____% of a vessel has been occluded (stenosis)

SLE is characterized by _____ levels of C3 and C4

The signs and symptoms of iron deficiency anemia occur after _____ in the bone marrow is depleted