Cardiology — Flashcards

What are USPSTF recommendations for screening for lipid disorders? Men _____ and women _____ Adults _____ who are increased risk for cardiovascular disease (level B)

Hint: age

Activated protein C resistance is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition

_____ encephalitis = EEG changes such as high amplitude slow waves and periodic discharges in the temporal +/- frontal lobes

Hint: Bug

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

What is the management for K+ excretion in a patient with hyperkalemia due to chronic kidney disease, refractory to medication? _____

Patients with _____thyroidism are at increased risk for carpal tunnel syndrome

Hint: hypo/hyper

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

Post-carotid endarterectomy → intraparenchymal hemorrhage = _____

Hint: cause

_____ hyperparathyroidism is due to chronic renal failure where the parathyroid glands become autonomous and secrete PTH all day, causing hypercalcemia

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