Cardiology — Flashcards

Headache, diplopia, papilledema and normal mental status is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition

After a hip fracture, surgery may be delayed up to 72 hours to evaluate for _____

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

Hint: condition

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

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

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

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

Hint: diagnosis

MCC of acute bacterial endocarditis? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a young woman that presents with joint pain/swelling, especially in the wrists and MCP/PIP joints? She also experiences morning stiffness that lasts for > 1 hour. _____

Cold dry skin = _____thyroidism Warm moist skin = _____thyroidism

Hint: hypo/hyper