Cardiology — Flashcards

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

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

A fever on the second day, especially if atelectasis wasn't fixed, can turn into _____

What is the recommended treatment for a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction? _____

Does a graded exercise therapy reduce mortality in patients with peripheral artery disease? _____

Aortoiliac occlusion (Leriche syndrome) is characterized by a triad of bilateral hip, thigh, and buttock _____, _____, and absent/diminished femoral pulses

Medullary thyroid carcinoma or pheochromocytoma = MEN _____

Hint: 1/2

IV drug users are susceptible to acute bacterial endocarditis of the _____ valve from staphylococcus aureus

"Elastic skin, hypermobility of joints, increased bleeding tendency" _____