Cardiology — Flashcards

_____ can cause an aplastic crisis in patients with hemoglobinopathies

Hint: Virus

Diabetes screening recommended in adults 40-70 who are _____

Hint: population

Causes of _____ cardiomyopathy include amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, post-radiation fibrosis, and hemochromatosis

What to keep in mind before adding new asthma medications? _____

<3 lifetime doses of the tetanus vaccine and dirty wound is managed with _____

Hint: next step

_____

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with elevated BUN and creatinine (< 20:1 ratio) after an episode of hypovolemic shock? There are pigmented granular casts and renal tubular epithelial cells on microscopy. _____

Hospital acquired pneumonia = pneumonia > _____ hours after admission

What valvular change commonly occurs as a late complication of rheumatic fever? _____

What is the recommended management for a patient with a DVT and contraindications to anticoagulation (e.g. warfarin) or recurrent DVTs? _____