Cardiology — Flashcards

Patients with COPD who have resting PaO2 < _____ mmHg or SaO2 < _____% are candidates for long-term home O2 treatment

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

Autonomic dysreflexia is a complication of spinal cord injury above T6 whereby noxious stimuli can cause an unregulated _____ response leading to severe hypertension

High likelihood of PE, what to do first? _____

Hint: Anticoagulate/CTA

_____

Hint: dx

What is the recommended screening protocol for osteoporosis? _____

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy aka _____ is extreme burning/tingling non-dermatomal pain after a(n) _____

Prosthetic valve = ↑ risk of thromboembolism due to prosthetic valve _____

Hint: MOA

_____ = patchy infiltrates occurring < 1 day post-trauma _____ = bilateral infiltrates occurring 1-2 days after trauma

Hint: ARDS/pulmonary contusion

No cortisol suppression with high dose dexamethasone (8 mg) is characteristic of _____ Yes cortisol suppression with high dose dexamethasone (8 mg) is characteristic of _____

Hint: condition