Cardiology — Flashcards

Guillain-Barre syndrome is associated with _____ DTRs beginning in the lower extremities

Does the following cardiac/vascular function graph reflect a patient with chronic anemia or anaphylaxis?_____

What endocrine disorder is associated with neurofibromatosis I? _____

Menopause is less symptomatic in _____ women due to increased levels of estrogen

A unique symptom of rickettsia species is _____

Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure > _____ at rest

Cancer of what organ most commonly metastasizes to the brain?_____

Sclerosis of what organ is the most common cause of death in scleroderma? _____

Hyperreflexia, spontaneous twitching, muscle cramping, tingling, and numbness are signs of which calcium imbalance? _____

Patients with hypertension and what comorbidity should replace ACE inhibitors with ARBs and nonselective betablockers with cardioselective beta blockers?_____