Cardiology — Flashcards

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

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

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

Necrotizing dilation and destruction of bronchi is characteristic of _____

Hint: condition

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

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

Hint: Increase/Decrease

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

Increased vascular markings and ↔ DLCO = _____

Hint: chronic bronchitis / emphysema

Post-adrenalectomy hypotension, hypoglycemia, ↓ Na and ↑ K = _____

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