Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2621: Refeeding Syndrome is seen in significantly malnourished anorexic / hospitalized patients after being given a food / nutrition bolus without _____

Answer: slow titration

Flashcard 2622: Inappropriate absolute polycythemia is characterized by _____ EPO

Answer: increased

Flashcard 2623: Which type of aphasia is characterized by the following: _____1. Nonfluent speech2. Intact comprehension3. Intact repetition

Answer: Transcortical motor aphasia

Flashcard 2624: Osteoporosis may be secondary to _____-parathyroidism

Answer: hyper

Flashcard 2625: What ethnicity is associated with decreased risk for osteoporosis?_____

Answer: African Americans

Flashcard 2626: What is the level of TSH in a patient with Graves disease (increased, decreased, or normal)? _____

Answer: Decreased

Flashcard 2627: What is the treatment for a patient with Takayasu arteritis? _____

Answer: Corticosteroids

Flashcard 2628: Aortic dissection is associated with a _____ aortic valve

Answer: bicuspid

Flashcard 2629: Cerebrovascular disease is the _____ leading cause of death in the United States

Answer: 5th

Extra: In the United States, stroke (cerebrovascular disease) is currently the 5th leading cause of death, following heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries (accidents), and chronic lower respiratory diseases (or COVID-19 in recent years). Globally, stroke is the 2nd leading cause of death.

Flashcard 2630: Membranous nephropathy has a(n) _____ response to corticosteroids

Answer: poor