Cardiology — Flashcards

Splenic abscess is typically due to _____

_____ may be associated with atypical chest pain and anxiety

Hint: Murmur

Which type of parapneumonic effusion is characterized by the following values: pH < 7.2 Glucose < 60 mg/dl WBC > 50,000/mm3 Gram stain/culture: positive _____

Depressive symptoms and fatigue, sleep disturbance, impaired concentration/irritability in an obese person is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Polycythemia vera is characterized by _____ RBC mass

Anosmia, ipsilateral optic atrophy, and contralateral papilledema associated with a frontal lobe meningioma is suggestive of _____ syndrome

COPD is the coexistence of _____ and _____

Tertiary hyperparathyroidism is due to chronic _____ failure where the parathyroid becomes autonomous and secretes PTH all day, causing chronic hyperparathyroidism

Secondary pulmonary hypertension may arise with recurrent pulmonary _____ or microthrombi

_____: Central nervous system (CNS) damage secondary to intracerebral or subarachnoid hemorrhage