Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2221: Smoking cessation in COPD will reverse the lung damage _____

Answer: F

Flashcard 2222: Shock is defined as systolic BP < _____ or urine output < 0.5 mL/kg/hr

Answer: 90

Flashcard 2223: Patients should receive a low- to moderate-dose statin for the prevention of CVD events and mortality when all of the following criteria are met: 1) Ages _____ 2) _____ or more CVD risk factors 3) A calculated 10-year risk of cardiovascular event of _____

Answer: 40- to 75-years old

Flashcard 2224: Aortic stenosis is typically caused by: _____ Congenital bicuspid valve (middle age) Rheumatic fever

Answer: Calcification (old, normal wear and tear)

Flashcard 2225: Consolidation of the lung results in _____ breath sounds, _____ tactile fremitus, and _____ to percussion (e.g. lobar pneumonia)

Answer: increased

Extra: fluid is present within the lung in the thoracic cavity and sound travels faster in solid or liquids than air - imagine a consolidated mass increasing things. (opposite of effusions which insulate/decrease sounds coming from the lung)

Flashcard 2226: Embolization leading to acute mesenteric ischemia usually occurs in which artery? _____

Answer: Superior mesenteric artery

Flashcard 2227: Mild uncomplicated pyelonephritis = _____ complicated pyelonephritis = _____

Answer: oral

Flashcard 2228: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient that presents with back pain after carrying heavy packages? Physical exam reveals paravertebral tenderness. (most common cause of acute back pain) _____

Answer: Lumbosacral strain

Flashcard 2229: What is the initial treatment for a macroprolactinoma (> 10mm) or symptomatic microprolactinoma? _____

Answer: Dopamine agonists (e.g. cabergoline, bromocriptine)

Flashcard 2230: Severe unilateral headache and jaw claudication is suggestive of _____

Answer: giant cell arteritis