Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2361: What is the age range for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening in men who have smoked: _____

Answer: 65- to 75-years-old

Flashcard 2362: Thyroid nodules in _____ patients are almost never cancer

Answer: hyperthyroid

Flashcard 2363: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy aka complex regional pain syndrome is pain after a(n) _____

Answer: trauma

Flashcard 2364: Tight blood glucose control in diabetes reduces the risk of _____vascular complications

Answer: micro

Flashcard 2365: Patient presents with a pill-rolling resting tremor, cogwheel rigidity, bradykinesia, postural instability, and shuffling gait is suggestive of _____

Answer: Parkinson's disease

Flashcard 2366: Which artery is likely affected in a stroke resulting in motor/sensory deficits in the lower limb and urinary incontinence? _____

Answer: Anterior cerebral artery

Flashcard 2367: All patients with acute COPD exacerbation should receive inhaled bronchodilators and PO/IV _____

Answer: corticosteroids

Extra: corticosteroids have been shown to improve lung function and promote a shorter hospital stay; supplemental O2, antibiotics and ventilatory support should be administered when indicated

Flashcard 2368: A conduction abnormality (e.g. AV block) in setting of infective endocarditis suggests what? _____

Answer: Perivalvular abscess

Flashcard 2369: Can visual and auditory changes occur as a prodrome of syncope? _____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 2370: If cognitive impairment predates parkinsonism, this is suggestive of _____

Answer: Lewy body dementia