Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2411: _____ ulcers are typically found at bony prominences (e.g., sacrum, 1st or 5th metatarsal heads, heel).

Answer: Pressure

Extra: Pressure ulcers (decubitus ulcers) result from prolonged pressure that leads to tissue ischemia and necrosis.

Flashcard 2412: Best prognostic indicator of COPD = _____

Answer: FEV1

Flashcard 2413: _____ = patchy, irregular alveolar infiltrate occurring < 1 day after trauma _____ = bilateral, patchy alveolar infiltrate occurring 1-2 days after trauma

Answer: Pulmonary contusion

Extra: - think about contusion → trauma to one side of chest usually - vs. ARDS where everything's inflamed and leaking

Flashcard 2414: In patients with SLE, leukopenia may manifest through _____-mediated peripheral destruction

Answer: immune

Flashcard 2415: Both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis require vascular access _____

Answer: F (Only hemodialysis requires vascular access)

Flashcard 2416: Which electrolyte disturbance causes prolonged PR interval, loss of the p wave, and wide QRS on ECG? _____

Answer: High K+ (hyperkalemia)

Flashcard 2417: Elderly white female with muscle aches in shoulders and hips with rapid response to low-dose steroids is suggestive of _____ (associated with giant cell arteritis)

Answer: polymyalgia rheumatica

Flashcard 2418: A(n) decreased interval between S2 and the opening snap sounds of a mitral stenosis murmur correlates with _____ disease severity

Answer: increased

Flashcard 2419: Screening test for thyroid disorders = _____

Answer: TSH

Flashcard 2420: Pancoast tumor often involves the _____ (C8-T1)

Answer: lower brachial plexus