Cardiology — Flashcards

Polycythemia vera is characterized by _____ levels of erythopoietin

Severe sepsis is defined by sepsis and _____ Septic shock is defined by sepsis and _____

Hint: condition

What is the management for asymptomatic sarcoidosis? _____

Chronic renal failure (uremia) = _____ bleeding time and _____ PT/PTT

Hint: ↑↓↔

In patients with SLE, thrombocytopenia may manifest through _____-mediated peripheral destruction

Klinefelter syndrome presents with _____ body hair

Pneumothorax = _____ neck veins Hemothorax = _____ neck veins

Hint: flat/distended

Symptoms of intracranial hypertension _____ with leaning forward, Valsalva, cough

Hint: worsen/better

What are the ESR and CK levels in steroid-induced myopathy and polymyalgia rheumatica? _____

What viral pathogens are most commonly associated with viral myocarditis? _____