Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2641: Relative polycythemia is characterized by _____ RBC mass

Answer: normal

Flashcard 2642: One clinical feature of Addison disease is _____ (BP), due to lack of cortisol

Answer: hypotension

Flashcard 2643: SLE is characterized by _____ levels of CH50

Answer: decreased

Flashcard 2644: Sickle cell disease (and trait) may cause microhematuria due to medullary _____

Answer: infarcts

Flashcard 2645: Less common causes of subarachnoid hemorrhage include _____ malformations and an anticoagulated state

Answer: arteriovenous (AV)

Flashcard 2646: Does aortic stenosis cause a systolic or diastolic murmur?_____

Answer: Systolic murmur

Flashcard 2647: What is the most lethal complication of cocaine intoxication? _____

Answer: Sudden cardiac death

Flashcard 2648: Are the symptoms of cauda equina syndrome typically symmetric (bilateral) or asymmetric (unilateral)?

Answer: Asymmetric (unilateral)

Extra: Cauda equina syndrome involves compression of multiple spinal nerve roots and typically presents with asymmetric symptoms. In contrast, conus medullaris syndrome involves the terminal end of the spinal cord and presents with symmetric, sudden-onset symptoms.

Flashcard 2649: Etiologies of _____ diabetes insipidus include pituitary tumor, autoimmune, trauma, surgery, and ischemic encephalopathy

Answer: central

Flashcard 2650: Patients with acromegaly can develop _____tension

Answer: hyper