Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2181: Cushing syndrome is more likely to present with hypo_____

Answer: kalemia

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Flashcard 2182: What is the clinical definition of CKD? _____

Answer: Evidence of kidney damage or GFR < 60 mL/min for ≥ 3 months

Extra: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is defined as abnormalities of kidney structure or function, present for > 3 months, with implications for health. Criteria for CKD (either of the following present for > 3 months): 1. GFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m² 2. Markers of kidney damage (e.g., albuminuria [AER ≥ 30 mg/24h; ACR ≥ 30 mg/g], urinary sediment abnormalities, electrolyte abnormalities due to tubular disorders, structural abnormalities detected by imaging, history of kidney transplantation).

Flashcard 2183: Small cell lung carcinoma may produce the posterior pituitary hormone _____ leading to _____

Answer: ADH

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Flashcard 2184: Initial management for fibromyalgia includes either SNRIs or TCAs _____

Answer: F

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Flashcard 2185: Complications of acute kidney injury include _____, _____, _____, _____, and infection

Answer: hypervolemia

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Flashcard 2186: Postpartum thyroiditis is associated with _____ antibodies

Answer: anti-thyroid peroxidase

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Flashcard 2187: What is the management for asymptomatic sarcoidosis? _____

Answer: Monitoring

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Flashcard 2188: _____ is a spinal pathology described as compression of nerve roots causing pain, weakness, and numbness of limbs

Answer: Radiculopathy

Flashcard 2189: What cause of stroke progresses acutely over minutes/hours with early onset of focal neurologic symptoms and increased signs of intracranial pressure (e.g. headache, vomiting, bradycardia)? _____

Answer: Intracerebral hemorrhage

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Flashcard 2190: Prostate cancer = _____

Answer: age

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