Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2111: - If you have hyperkalemia associated with ECG changes, first step is to stabilize _____ by administering IV calcium gluconate - Then administer insulin + glucose in order to quickly shift K+ into cells

Answer: cardiac myocyte membrane

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Flashcard 2112: Treatment of GAS with penicillin will prevent _____ but not _____

Answer: rheumatic fever

Extra: Penicillin treatment of GAS pharyngitis prevents Acute Rheumatic Fever but does not prevent Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis.

Flashcard 2113: What is the management for a hospital-bound patient who develops burn wound sepsis? _____

Answer: Vancomycin and cefepime

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Flashcard 2114: What enzyme is often elevated in patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia? _____

Answer: LDH

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Flashcard 2115: Which stroke subtype is characterized by early focal neurologic symptoms that worsen over minutes to hours with possible features of increased ICP (e.g. vomiting, headache, reduced alertness)? _____

Answer: Intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke

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Flashcard 2116: Does conus medullaris syndrome present with upper or lower motor neuron symptoms? _____

Answer: Both upper and lower

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Flashcard 2117: High likelihood of PE, what to do first? _____

Answer: Anticoagulate

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Flashcard 2118: What is the recommended screening protocol for osteoporosis?\n_____

Answer: DEXA scan for all women ≥ 65

Flashcard 2119: In diabetic patients, what urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) is an indication for starting an ACE inhibitor?\n_____ mg/g

Answer: 30-300

Extra: The urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) of 30-300 mg/g (microalbuminuria) is an early indication of diabetic nephropathy and a prompt to initiate ACE inhibitors or ARBs for renal protection.

Flashcard 2120: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with pitting edema and leg pain that is worse in the evening accompanied by varicose veins and skin ulceration? _____

Answer: Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)

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