Cardiology — Flashcards

Otitis externa maligna = _____

Hint: infection

Greatest risk factor for stroke = _____

Hint: risk factor

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient that develops post-operative high fever, tachycardia, hypertension, and lid lag with no muscle rigidity? Serum creatine kinase is slightly elevated. _____

Pt w/ RBC casts on U/A: _____

Hint: Diagnosis?

Why are hormone-containing methods of contraception avoided in patients with breast cancer? _____

Clubbing of the fingers and toes with swelling and pain is managed with _____ with _____

Hint: diagnosis

_____ should be checked for pre-op risk for surgery

Hint: Which murmur?

MCC of subacute endocarditis in damaged native valves? _____

In Lemierre syndrome, septic thromboemboli from the neck can seed other organs, leading to multiple _____ on CXR

What is the diagnostic test for COPD? _____