Cardiology — Flashcards

What is the main cause of death in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria? _____

What is the treatment (2) for distributive shock? _____

What is the most common cause of death in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia? _____

Neutropenia may result from severe _____

A _____ state is due to excessive procoagulant proteins or defective anticoagulant proteins

Which form of polycythemia is associated with ectopic EPO production (e.g. malignancy, hydronephrosis & renal cysts) or exogenous EPO? _____

Polymyalgia rheumatica is associated with a(n) _____ serum creatine kinase (CK)

How does the ESR change in a patient with Takayasu arteritis?_____

Fibromyalgia is associated with a(n) _____ serum creatine kinase (CK)

Aromatase inhibitors (3) are used to treat ER positive breast cancer in _____-menopausal women