Cardiology — Flashcards

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

Back pain in a patient with alarm signs concerning for **spinal cord compression**: _____

Hint: most appropriate first step

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 _____

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

Hint: increased/decreased

What is the preferred next step for diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease in symptomatic patients? _____

How do you treat symptomatic hypocalcemia? _____

What is the next best study in an elderly patient who comes in with headaches, blurry vision, peripheral neuropathy, and an elevated gamma gap? The ESR is elevated and retinal examination shows "sausage-link" (dilated, segmented, tortuous) retinal veins. _____

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

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

Hint: most common cause

Bilateral lower limb edema and purpura around ankle = _____