Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2241: What is the likely underlying cause of resistant hypertension in a patient with diffuse atherosclerosis and >30% creatinine elevation after starting ACE inhibitors? _____

Answer: Renovascular disease (e.g. renal artery stenosis due to atherosclerosis)

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Flashcard 2242: Clinical Presentation: "Café-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma), cutaneous neurofibromas, pheochromocytomas, optic gliomas" _____

Answer: "Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1, AD, chromosome 17)

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Flashcard 2243: What are the "5 H's and 5 T's" of ACLS? H's: - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ T's: - Tension pneumothorax - Tamponade (cardiac) - Toxins - Thrombosis (pulmonary) - Thrombosis (coronary)

Answer: Hypovolemia

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Flashcard 2244: Which 2 adult vaccines are recommended for all COPD patients? _____

Answer: Pneumococcal; Influenza

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Flashcard 2245: Critical illness polyneuropathy is a complication of _____ characterized by axonal injury of the peripheral nerves resulting in _____

Answer: sepsis

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Flashcard 2246: Stroke is managed with _____ to exclude hemorrhage before tPA can be given

Answer: noncontrast CT

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Flashcard 2247: Because cryoglobulins precipitate out of the blood at cool temperatures, they may present in the extremities with _____ syndrome

Answer: Raynaud

Flashcard 2248: Patients with abnormal joints (e.g. RA, OA) have a(n) _____ risk of septic arthritis

Answer: increased

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Flashcard 2249: How does hormone replacement therapy change cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women? _____

Answer: Increase

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Flashcard 2250: #1 cause of ARDS is _____

Answer: sepsis

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