Cardiology — Flashcards

Pt has muddy brown casts on U/A, high Cr despite normal urine output .Now his Cr continues to rise, but his urine output is next to nothing: _____

Hint: Diagnosis?

The symptoms of serotonin syndrome can be remembered with the "3 A's": _____

Pulsus paradoxus (↓ amplitude of systolic BP by > 10 during inspiration) is most likely _____

Hint: condition

What neurological pathology typically presents with nerve damage in two or more nerves in separate parts of the body in a patient with vasculitis? _____

Shock, acute onset chest pain and pulseless electrical activity 5 days post-MI with clear lungs is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Walking, bathing, dressing, eating, continence, toileting, grooming = _____

Hint: ADL/IADL

What is the next step in management for a patient that develops a cardioembolic stroke secondary to bacterial endocarditis? _____

Sickle cell and chronic hemolysis → folate deficiency = _____ reticulocyte count and _____ MCV

What do you do for management of diabetes if lifestyle and metformin doesn't work? _____

Before undergoing vigorous exercise, a(n) _____ test should be performed in those with cardiac risk factors