Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2631: What is the treatment (2) of Q fever endocarditis?_____

Answer: Doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine

Flashcard 2632: 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 2633: Inappropriate absolute polycythemia is characterized by _____ EPO

Answer: increased

Flashcard 2634: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is characterized by faulty collagen synthesis causing _____ joints

Answer: hypermobile

Flashcard 2635: What ethnicity is associated with decreased risk for osteoporosis?_____

Answer: African Americans

Flashcard 2636: Osteoporosis may be secondary to _____-parathyroidism

Answer: hyper

Flashcard 2637: Most patients with bell palsy have a gradual recovery of function, but _____ can occur

Answer: synkinesis (aberrant regeneration)

Flashcard 2638: Patients with acromegaly can develop _____tension

Answer: hyper

Flashcard 2639: What acid-base disorder is seen with late phases of aspirin toxicity? _____

Answer: High anion gap metabolic acidosis

Flashcard 2640: Polycythemia vera rarely may cause _____, which is characterized by severe, burning pain and red-blood discoloration

Answer: erythromelalgia